Acute care: Emergencies and critical care

ROYAL COLLEGE OBJECTIVES: ACUTE CARE: EMERGENCIES AND CRITICAL CARE

1. Principles of invasive and non-invasive mechanical ventilation
2. Principles and algorithms of cardiopulmonary resuscitation
3. Principles, role, and logistics of both inter- and intra-hospital transport of acutely ill infants and children
4. Neurological determination of death and principles of organ and tissues donation
5. Conditions
   • Acute respiratory distress and failrue
   • Acute upper airway obstruction
   • Brief Resolved Unexplained Events (BRUE)
   • Cardiorespiratory arrest and resuscitation
   • Coma
   • Hepatic failure
   • Hypothermia and hyperthermia
   • Metabolic crises, including diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperammonemia, and metabolic acidosis
   • Multiple trauma
   • Near drowning
   • Poisonings and drug overdoses
   • Renal failure and acute dialysis
   • Sepsis
   • Severe burn
   • Severe electrolyte imbalance and acid base abnormality
   • Shock
   • Status epilepticus
   • Traumatic brain injury, including concussion

USEFUL WEBSITES

1. Open Pediatrics: https://www.openpediatrics.org/. Open access websites that includes lectures and reviews on many pediatric topics including acute care
   1. Junior level PCCM pre-fellow curriculum: https://www.openpediatrics.org/course/pccm-pre-fel…
      • Module 1: Respiratory distress (skip lesson 3)
      • Module 2: Airway management (skip lesson 4, 8, 9, 10, 11)
      • Module 3: Introduction to mechanical ventilation
      • Module 4: Non-invasive ventilation
      • Module 8: Neurocritical care
      • Module 9: Lesson 1 on ECG and Lesson 3 on defibrillation
   2. Senior level PCCM 1st year fellowship curriculum: https://www.openpediatrics.org/course/pccm-1st-yea…
      • Module 3: Radiology
      • Module 4: Monitoring
      • Module 5: Cardiology lessons 1, 2, 3, 4 only
      • Module 9: Physiology
      • Module 10: Nutrition
      • Module 11: Trauma
2. Canadian Pediatric Society: https://www.cps.ca/en/documents/authors-auteurs/acute-care-committee. Includes position statements and practice points related to acute care

LECTURE NOTES AND REVIEW ARTICLES