Emergency Pediatric Care (EPC)
Emergency Pediatric Care (EPC) was introduced in 2000 as the Pediatric Prehospital Care course. EPC replaced PPC in February 2007. The course provides prehospital providers instruction in the approach of to sick and injured children. Areas covered include respiratory, cardiovascular, medical, and traumatic emergencies, as well as the treatment of children with special health care requirements.
EPC is an equivalent program as the pediatric advanced life support course.
Read more about this topic: National Association Of Emergency Medical Technicians
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