Table 1 Advanced life support program course

I. Theoretical classes

1. Cardiopulmonary arrest. Concepts and prevention in children.

2. Paediatric basic life support.

3. Instrumental airway management and ventilation.

4. Vascular access, drugs and fluids.

5. Monitoring, diagnose and treatment of arrhythmias.

6. Neonatal resuscitation.

7. Post-resuscitation stabilization: initial management and stabilization of paediatric trauma patients; ethics.

8. Integrated paediatric advanced resuscitation.

II. Practical classes

1. Basic life support (infant and child).

2. Instrumental airway management and ventilation: Guedel cannula, suction, bag and mask ventilation, endotracheal intubation. Hands-on practice and case simulation.

3. Vascular access, drugs and fluids. Intravenous and intraosseus needle insertion in arm, leg and chicken’s bone. Drug doses calculation, preparation and administration. Intratracheal tube drug administration. Hands-on practice.

4. Monitoring, diagnose and treatment of arrhythmias. Interpretation of EKG, diagnosis of arrhythmias and defibrillation technique. Hands-on practice and case simulation.

5. Initial management and stabilization of paediatric trauma patients. Helmet withdrawal, collar and spinal table positioning. Hands-on practice and case simulation.

6. Neonatal resuscitation. Umbilical intravenous access. Leadership and team coordination. Hands-on practice and case simulation.

7. Integrated advanced resuscitation. Leadership and team coordination. Hans-on practice. Case simulation.