2014
DOI: 10.1097/sih.0000000000000013
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Errors and Error-Producing Conditions During a Simulated, Prehospital, Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Arrest

Abstract: We systematically observed many types of errors and identified some of the underlying causes during a simulated, prehospital, pediatric cardiopulmonary arrest. There were numerous, multifactorial, and sometimes, synergistic causes of medication dosing errors. Emergency medical service officials can use these findings to prevent future errors.

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“…Our findings are similar to those observed in previous pediatric simulation studies, which similarly identified problems with airway management, inadequate ventilation, cardiac support, delays and failure to obtain vascular access, and medication dosing errors. [13][14][15] Also, our findings are similar to a retrospective clinical study evaluating the incidence of medication errors in children less than 11 years that found that epinephrine errors were present 60% of the time it was used. 16 Younger children transported by EMS are more likely to suffer from life-threatening emergencies compared to older children.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 78%
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“…Our findings are similar to those observed in previous pediatric simulation studies, which similarly identified problems with airway management, inadequate ventilation, cardiac support, delays and failure to obtain vascular access, and medication dosing errors. [13][14][15] Also, our findings are similar to a retrospective clinical study evaluating the incidence of medication errors in children less than 11 years that found that epinephrine errors were present 60% of the time it was used. 16 Younger children transported by EMS are more likely to suffer from life-threatening emergencies compared to older children.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 78%
“…While previous work has highlighted the challenges of pediatric care in the EMS setting, there is a paucity of literature describing the care of neonates specifically, and the objective of this study was to evaluate and characterize the incidence of patient safety events during neonatal lights and sirens ambulance transports. 5,[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] …”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Este tipo de estrategias han sido ampliamente utilizadas, debido a la dificultad para acceder a los escenarios reales para evaluar el desempeño profesional. 13,[22][23][24] El error en la determinación de dosis en condiciones de estrés, como puede ser una RCP, es más frecuente que en otras circunstancias. 6 S e s a b e q u e , e n e l D e p a r t a m e n t o d e Emergencia Pediátrica, el sustrato de los errores incluye la falta de familiaridad del personal de salud para con el paciente, la presencia de problemas de salud complejos y graves, la diversidad de motivos de consulta, la situación emocional desfavorable, las interrupciones frecuentes y el poco tiempo disponible.…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…6 En otro estudio más reciente, en un escenario simulado en atención prehospitalaria con personal paramédico, en 28% de los casos, la dosis de adrenalina fue inapropiada. 24 La tasa de error que se encontró en el presente estudio fue menor que en estas últimas series publicadas, quizás por tratarse de personal que trabajaba más frecuentemente con población pediátrica y debido a que las definiciones de error utilizadas en cada estudio fueron diferentes. 13,24,25 Este estudio muestra el valor de la simulación para descubrir errores no anticipados y para identificar factores que predisponen al error.…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…4,160,184,204,205 In practice, CPR performance is often sub-optimal by both EMS and hospital providers. 181,206,207 Metrics of the quality of CPR include maintenance of appropriate chest compression rate and depth, adequacy of chest recoil, fraction of time during CPR that chest compressions are being performed and maintenance of appropriate ventilation rate. Multiple studies have shown the positive effect on outcomes when these parameters are measured and monitored.…”
Section: Defibrillationmentioning
confidence: 99%