Emergency ETAT+ Triage Pediatric emergency medicine course for Assessment working in low ressource settings Treatment

Costs 250 Euro/person (Training, manual, lunch, tea break)

Registration and contact [email protected] Register until 15.06.2018

Location Universität /Herdecke Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 50 58448 Witten, We are looking forward to seeing you. Public transport From south: Sara Loetz, Barbara Zimmer, Judith Lindert Bochum station to Witten station, then take for the ETAT Germany Organising team the bus 371 to Universität Herdecke, Witten From north: station, S1 to Dortmund Oespel, then Organised by the AG ETAT+ take the bus 371 to Universität Herdecke, Witten 13.–15.07.18 Gesellschaft für Tropenpädiatrie und Internationale Kindergesundheit Witten Herdecke University A2 A42 B54 In cooperation with A45 For all medical staff – doctors and nurses.

B235 Witten Herdecke Universitity A43 DORTMUND A40 Friede Springer endowed professorship B226 ETAT+ is a comprehensive and proven inter- A40 ESSEN for Global Child Health BOCHUM A448 A1 vention developed specifically for imple- mentation in first-level facility-based care in Witten Herdecke University East Africa and Asia, thereby reaching the poorest and most vulnerable children in rural and periurban areas. Introduction to a well-organized “critical care pathway” and good quality, basic pediatric Get prepared to work emergency care, which can help to reduce and teach abroad. pediatric hospital mortality.

Content ETAT (Emergency Triage Assessment and These guidelines were developed in Malawi, Treatment) guidelines are design to deal with and were field-tested in several other Triage all sick children when they arrive at a common problems in pediatric departments countries including Angola, Brazil, Cambodia, health facility, into the following categories: in low ressource setting where Indonesia, Kenya and Niger. Besides from lectures the course is based on an interactive - those with emergency signs - Inpatient mortality is high. training. Including: - Many of the patients die within 24 hours - those with priority signs of admission Skills station - those who are non-urgent cases Bag and mask Common problems are e.g. inadequate Intraosseous canula Assess a child’s airway and breathing service, low training level of staff, especially CPR child and neonate and give emergency treatments. in emergency care, no or few written proto- Simulations, simulations, simulations Assess the child’s status of circulation cols, delays in initiating care. and level of consciousness. ETAT guidelines are developed by WHO and Manage shock, coma, and convulsions are adapted from the Advanced Paediatric in a child. Life Support guidelines used in western coun- Assess and manage severe dehydration tries. They identify children with immediately in a child with diarrhoea. life-threatening conditions which are most Manage acute severe malnutrition. frequently seen in developing countries, such as obstruction of the airway and other Manage a sick neonate and a premature breathing problems caused by infections, baby. shock, severely altered central nervous system Assess and manage burns and trauma function (coma or convulsions), and severe in a child. dehydration. Plan and implement ETAT in your own working area.