Developmental Characteristics and Pediatric Assessment

Countering Provider Anxiety
 
  •  Training
  •  Training
  •  Training
  •  Also, training
 
Studies have shown that training for an event leads to much less anxiety and better performance during the event.
 
Specifically, implementing pediatric training can substantially decrease provider anxiety while dealing with the critically ill or injured child.
 
A survey of EMT confidence in dealing with pediatric emergencies in Maine showed more pediatric CE’s led to more confidence.  The other factor that improved confidence was call volume and experience.  The more pediatric calls done, the greater the confidence level.