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AAP Grand Rounds 14:53-54 (2005) Measuring Pediatric Sedation SafetySource: Blike GT, Christoffensen K, Cravero JP, et al. A method for measuring system safety and latent errors associated with pediatric procedural sedation. Anesth Analg. 2005;101:4858.
Authors from Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, used a pediatric simulator (Medical Education Technologies Inc.) to test the ability of providers in 2 common in-hospital pediatric sedation care settings (the radiology and emergency departments) to administer rescue therapy. The simulator scenarios presented a realistic clinical situation that required interventions to prevent severe cardio-respiratory compromise. The scenarios centered on the management of sedation-related airway obstruction and apnea in a pediatric patient. The simulator airway management scenarios were set to challenge the novice (medical students) but to be within reach of individuals with some airway
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