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Table 2 Pediatric Resuscitation and PEWS curriculum

From: Implementation of a pediatric early warning score tool in a pediatric oncology Ward in Palestine

Pediatric resuscitation and PEWS-RL curriculum

Physician Track

Nursing Track

• Approach to the seriously ill child

• Primary and Secondary assessment: evaluation and management

• Introduction to PEWS and evidence supporting PEWS effectiveness in clinical practice

• Respiratory distress and respiratory failure: recognition and management

• Shock: recognition and management

• Emergencies in oncology

• Basic Life Support (BLS) and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

• Cardiac arrhythmias: recognition and management

• Orientation to the code trolley

• Practical application of knowledge and skills

• Approach to the seriously ill child: primary and secondary assessment

• Obtaining vital signs and vital signs interpretation

• Introduction to pediatric early warning scores, evidence supporting PEWS effectiveness in clinical practice, and clinical application

• Respiratory distress and respiratory failure: recognition and management

• Cardiovascular: anatomy, physiology, assessments; shock recognition and management

• Basic Life Support and (BLS) and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

• Emergencies in oncology

• Orientation to the code trolley

• Practical application of knowledge and skills