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KMID : 1037620140010010011
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Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal
2014 Volume.1 No. 1 p.11 ~ p.16
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PALS Provider Course: Essential Program for Training Doctors of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
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Han Ji-Whan
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Abstract
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Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) is a basic and essential procedure for children (from infants to adolescents) exposed to an emergent situation. PALS Provider Course is a very important educational program for Health Care Providers (medical doctors, registered nurses, emergency medical technicians, etc), who are taking care of the pediatric patients. Only prompt and precise emergency medical treatment can save the lives of children without sequelae; therefore, PALS provider course must be required for all medical personnel. In our country, the emergency medical care system has been centered mainly around adult patients. As a result, emergency medical care providers have not been properly and sufficiently trained to manage children in emergent situations. Moreover, PALS Provider Course was introduced in 2005 in our nation. Recently, our government supplies 10 Pediatric Emergency Rooms all over the country, but almost none of these operate in an efficient manner. The main problem to this lack of efficiency is the improper number of the trained medical personnel (medical specialists, nursing staffs). Deficient number of medical staffs in Pediatric Emergency Room is the first and most-pressing obstacle that we have to tackle for the bright future of pediatric emergency medicine. In conclusion, PALS Provider Course is mandatory for all Health Care Providers who are responsible for pediatric patients. Efficient number of working staffs who passed the PALS Provider Course in Pediatric Emergency Room is needed to improve efficient and corret treatment of pediatric patients.
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KEYWORD
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Pediatric Addvanced Life Support: Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine
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