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The Pediatric Assessment Triangle | The Primary Survery | The Secondary Survey |
The Pediatric Assessment Triangle
The Primary Survery
The Secondary Survey
- Trauma time out: Occurs before you arrive. The team leader will identify roles, lay out the information received from your called in report, and make a plan of care with all those present.
- Transfer to gurney
- Primary survey and resuscitation: the ABCDE of our systematic approach. The PAR process will pause here if the child needs any life-saving intervention (intubation, epi drips, access, etc.)
- EMS report: Follows the MIST mneumonic
- Secondary survey: A head-to-toe evaluation, collection of history, and obtaining additional diagnostic tests.
- Trauma huddle: This is a brief team discussion about anything that needs to be completed before leaving the bay.
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HRSA Highlight—CYSHCN Blueprint for Change
If you work to improve care for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN), we hope you will take a look at a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. They conducted a 2-day workshop to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with who have disabilities and their families. The report, Supporting Children with Disabilities: Lessons from the Pandemic, can help inform the work in the CYSHCN Blueprint for Change. Let's create a nation where all children enjoy a full life and thrive in their communities from childhood through adulthood.
Utahns who are eligible to receive a bivalent booster dose right now include:
- Individuals 6 years of age and older are eligible for the updated Moderna booster if it has been at least 2 months since they completed their primary vaccination series or received a booster dose.
- Individuals 5 years of age and older are eligible for the updated Pfizer-BioNTech booster if it has been at least 2 months since they completed their primary vaccination series or received a booster dose.
A list of vaccine providers is available on the state’s coronavirus webpage or vaccines.gov.
The pandemic lead to many missed well-child checks and some children missed childhood vaccinations. Check to see if you’re up-to-date on all immunizations, whether for yourself or your children, as well as health screenings and well-child checks:
Looking for a PEPP class?
Pediatric education for the prehospital provider
Register online at www.peppsite.com. Look up classes in Utah and find the 1 that works for you. Once you find the class, go to jblearning.com, and look up pepp als in the search tool. Purchase the number ($21.95). Return to peppsite.org to register for the class and follow the prompts.
If you have any questions, please email Erik Andersen at erikandersen@utah.gov or text/call 435-597-7098. Continue to watch the website for additional classes.
Emergency Medical Services for Children, Utah Bureau of EMS and Preparedness
The Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Program aims to ensure emergency medical care for the ill and injured child or adolescent is well integrated into an emergency medical service system. We work to ensure the system is backed by optimal resources and that the entire spectrum of emergency services (prevention, acute care, and rehabilitation) is provided to children and adolescents, regardless of where they live, attend school, or travel.
