Can parental simulation improve neonatal CPR performance? A pilot study.

Basic life support training and instruction is recommended for parents of premature infants discharged from the hospital. In order to assess the short-term efficacy of basic life support simulation, in addition to the institutional training, a prospective single-blinded randomized interventional study was performed. The study group received, besides the institutional training, an additional simulation training.

Hydrocarbon Intoxication in Children: Clinical and Sociodemographic Characteristics.

Objectives: Hydrocarbon intoxication in children still occurs, although it is preventable. It may cause a variety of clinical manifestations, involving the respiratory system and the nervous system. Our goal was to investigate all cases of hydrocarbon poisoning in children hospitalized in the Hadassah-Hebrew university hospitals in Jerusalem due to exposure to hydrocarbon in 2 decades.

Sedation Provided for Consultations in the Pediatric Emergency Department: Another Perspective.

Background: Many procedures requiring sedation in the pediatric emergency department are performed by consultants from outside the department. This team usually includes orthopedic surgeons and general surgeons. As sedation is now a standard of care in such cases, we evaluated consultants' views on sedation.