Publications by authors named "Danielle Shavit"

Shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline healthcare workers managing the current severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic is a major, global challenge. In this pilot study, we describe a simulation-based method for evaluating the suitability and acceptability of an alternative biological isolation garment (BIG, a gown or a suit) for clinical use by emergency department (ED) personnel. Using a high-fidelity simulator, participants provided airway management according to the SARS-CoV-2 protocol.

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This study uses an atomizer and fluorescent markers to simulate contamination of uncovered skin and hair of health care workers wearing personal protective equipment after intubating patient manikins under emergency conditions.

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Objectives: Triage nurse-initiated analgesia (TNIA) has been shown to be associated with decreased time to the provision of analgesia and improved patient satisfaction. We examined variables that influence the provision of analgesia in a pediatric emergency department that uses TNIA.

Methods: A 4-year retrospective cohort study of all children with triage pain scores ≥1 was conducted.

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Background: Thoracostomy drainage is sometimes required in children with pleuropneumonia who have large parapneumonic effusion. This procedure is usually performed under sedation. The aim was to report sedation adverse events (SAEs) in pneumonia patients sedated for thoracostomy by pediatric emergency physicians.

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Background: Ileocolic intussusception is a major cause for intestinal obstruction in early childhood. Reduction of intussusception, in the vast majority of institutions, is performed on awake children, without sedation.

Objective: The aim of this study was to report the course of the first patients who were sedated by emergency physicians for pneumatic reduction of intussusception (PRI).

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Study Objective: We determine whether ethnicity in a bi-ethnic population of northern Israel is associated with disparities in pediatric emergency department (ED) opioid analgesia in patients with fracture or dislocation.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted. All records of patients aged 3 to 15 years and receiving a diagnosis of a limb fracture or dislocation were extracted.

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