Pediatric Trauma 2026: Procedural Sedation, Pain Control, and Trauma Care Essentials

The latest installment in an award-winning series, Pediatric Trauma 2026: Procedural Sedation, Pain Control, and Trauma Care Essentials facilitates excellence by covering the latest scientific information on caring for children who present with traumatic injuries. Perfect for pediatric trauma programs, this book provides 18 hours of pediatric trauma-specific CME/CE credits, meeting the yearly requirements for trauma-certified professionals.

Pediatric Trauma 2026 topics include:

1. An Updated Review of Pediatric Facial Lacerations: Review how to properly evaluate and repair scalp and facial lacerations.
2. Managing Pediatric Wounds: Review wound treatment techniques for lacerations, animal bites, abrasions, and punctures to prevent infection and minimize scarring.
3. Envenomations Update: Review clinical manifestations, treatment, and disposition of non-marine envenomations.
4. Pediatric Procedural Sedation: Review the steps, medications, and equipment necessary to perform procedural sedations in pediatric patients.
5. Pediatric Pain Control: Review common scales and medications to help young patients manage pain.
6. Using Ultrasound in the Care of Pediatric Trauma Patients: Review nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic standards for managing pain and anxiety in children who have experienced trauma.

Features:

1. Provides latest evidence on how to best treat children who have experienced a traumatic event
2. Includes valuable tables, figures, charts, photographs, and images to support the information
3. Easy format for physicians and nurses to earn pediatric trauma-specific continuing education credits
4. Provides clinically relevant information on pediatric trauma injuries, challenges, and controversies

Expiration: Sept. 30, 2028

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Faculty:

Physician Editor:
Ann Dietrich, MD, FAAP, FACEP
Division Director Pediatric Emergency Medicine PRISMA Health; Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, University of South Carolina College of Medicine

Peer Reviewers:
Steven M. Winograd, MD, FACEP
Attending Emergency Physician, Trinity Health Care, Samaritan, Troy, NY

Larissa I. Velez, MD
Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education, Professor and Vice Chair for Education, Michael P. Wainscott Professorship in Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas

Catherine A. Marco, MD, FACEP
Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Penn State Health, Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA

Aaron Leetch, MD, FACEP
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine & Pediatrics; Director, Combined EM & Peds Residency, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson

Nurse Reviewers:
Laura Bauer, RN, BSN, CPEN
Pediatric Emergency Dept RN, Banner University Medical Center, Tucson, AZ

Julie M. Matson, MSN, RN, TNS, CEN
Program Director, Trauma Services, UTMB Health System, Galveston, Texas

Learning Objectives:

The objectives of Pediatric Trauma 2026 are to:

• Discuss conditions that should increase suspicion for traumatic injuries in pediatric patients.
• Describe the various modalities used to identify different traumatic conditions.
• Cite methods of quickly stabilizing and managing pediatric patients.
• Identify possible complications that may occur with traumatic injuries in children.

Target Audience:

This activity is intended for physicians participating in trauma programs, trauma center nurses, emergency department physicians, and emergency department nurses.

Accreditation and Credit Designation:

In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The Relias LLC designates this enduring material for a maximum of 18 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

18 ANCC contact hours will be awarded to participants who meet the criteria for successful completion.

Approved by the American College of Emergency Physicians for 18 hours of ACEP Category I credit.

Instructions for Participation:

Physicians and nurses participate in this CME/CNE activity by reading the issues, using the provided references for further research and studying the questions at the end of each issue. Participants will then be directed to a website, where they will complete an online assessment to show what they've learned. They must score 80 on the assessment in order to complete the activity, but they are allowed to answer the questions multiple times if needed. After they have successfully completed the assessment, they will be directed to an online activity evaluation form. Once that is submitted, they will receive their certificate.

ISBN: 978-1-941481-79-0