ABSTRACT 957

Abstract

Background and aims: WFPICCS launched in 2007 the Sepsis Initiative, until 2009 in Guatemala and Mexico provinces with higher infant mortality, there is not available a pediatric advanced life support courses to the populations with Very Low Human Development index. Aims: Widespread the training in pediatric advanced life support in public hospitals and rural places with the highest mortality. Methods: Volunteer Instructors from Guatemala and Mexico, with the academic support of Red Iberoamericana del Estudio de la Parada Cardiorrespiratoria de la Infancia (RIBEPCI), from June 2009 to December 2013 developed 30 basic life support, 5 immediate life support and 28 pediatric advanced life support courses. Those with high educational standards course with affordable low cost for the health workers and freshmen residents. (US $ 100.00 each participant). Results: 1,186 health care workers were trained in pediatric life support, following the European Resuscitation Council Guidelines. The majority of this group are freshmen pediatrics residents and community hospital physicians. More than 95% of them after they took the course were evaluated and passed the rapid cardiopulmonary assessment, developed the life threatening approach and management manuevers, and all of them describes themselves enough confident for treating, as individual and as a part of a team the clinical scenarios. Conclusions: The assurement of pediatric advanced life support, early recognition and treatment as a part of Sepsis Initiative. With affordable low cost, educational high quality and widespread distribution in places with high mortality could improve the Surviving Sepsis Campaing endorsment.