Purpose: We sought to assess compliance to resuscitation guidelines during pediatric simulated cardiac arrests in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and to identify performance gaps to target with future training.
Methods: In a prospective observational study in a PICU, ten cardiac arrest scenarios were developed for resuscitation training and video recorded. The video recordings were examined for times to start cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), delivery of first shock, CPR quality (rate, depth), length of pauses, chest compression fraction (CCF), ventilation, pulse/rhythm assessment, compressors' rotation, and leader's behaviours.
Purpose: To assess the effects of a real-time feedback device and refresher sessions in acquiring and retaining chest compression skills.
Methods: Healthcare providers participated in refresher sessions at 3-time points (blocks) over 1-year. At each block, chest compression (CC) skills were assessed on an infant and adult task trainer, in one 2-min trial without feedback (blinded), and up to three 2-min trials with feedback (unblinded).
Purpose: Interprofessional simulation-based team training is strongly endorsed as a potential solution for improving teamwork in health care delivery. Unfortunately, there are few teamwork evaluation instruments. The present study developed and tested the psychometric characteristics of the newly developed KidSIM Team Performance Scale checklist.
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