Professionals' Perception of a Strategy to Avoid Interruptions During Medication Handling.

Introduction: The use of vests for handling medication (prescription, preparation, and dispensing) in the emergency department is a strategy designed to increase patient safety by reducing interruptions and, consequently, medication errors. In this study, we aim to assess how professionals perceive the use of vests in a pediatric emergency department of a tertiary hospital.

Material And Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among pediatric emergency physicians and nurses in October and November 2019.

Impact of an Asthma Education Program During Admission.

Objectives: Health educational interventions improve health outcomes and quality of life in children with asthma. The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of an education intervention for an asthma inhaler technique during hospital admission for an asthma exacerbation.

Methods: This prospective study was conducted in a pediatric hospitalization unit of a third-level hospital.