Publications by authors named "Rakan S Al-Rasheed"
Introduction: Patient safety during emergency department procedural sedation (EDPS) can be difficult to study. Investigators sought to delineate and experimentally assess EDPS performance and safety practices of senior-level emergency medicine residents through in situ simulation.
Methods: Study sessions used 2 pilot-tested EDPS scenarios with critical action checklists, institutional forms, embedded probes, and situational awareness questionnaires.
Introduction: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) instructor/coordinator (CPR-I/C) adherence to published guidelines during resuscitation and learner assessment for basic life support (BLS)/CPR skills has not been experimentally studied. Investigators sought to (1) determine the quality of CPR-I/C chest compression and the accuracy of CPR-I/C chest compression assessment, and (2) improve CPR-I/C compression and assessment skills through cardiac arrest simulations with objective in-scenario performance feedback.
Methods: Thirty CPR-I/Cs (median, 20 years [range, 4-40 years] of BLS provider experience; 6 years [range 1-40 years] of BLS instructor experience) were randomized to control or experimental group.
Article Synopsis
- The CIRRUS program aimed to create a video library showcasing a variety of chest compression performances in CPR, ensuring they met specific parameters.
- Twelve videos were filmed, split evenly between adequate and inadequate compressions, each focusing on different hand positions, rates, and depths.
- These videos adhere to American Heart Association guidelines and could serve as valuable resources for researchers and educators to enhance CPR training and improve patient care outcomes.
Use of in situ simulation and human factors engineering to assess and improve emergency department clinical systems for timely telemetry-based detection of life-threatening arrhythmias.
BMJ Qual Saf
January 2013
Background And Objectives: Medical simulation and human factors engineering (HFE) may help investigate and improve clinical telemetry systems. Investigators sought to (1) determine the baseline performance characteristics of an Emergency Department (ED) telemetry system implementation at detecting simulated arrhythmias and (2) improve system performance through HFE-based intervention.
Methods: The prospective study was conducted in a regional referral ED over three 2-week periods from 2010 to 2012.