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Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine
  • Patient Education
  • Medication Safety

Background:

  • Accurate dosing of liquid medications like acetaminophen and ibuprofen is crucial for pediatric patient safety.
  • Parents and guardians often struggle with correct dosing, leading to potential under or overdosing.
  • Emergency department (ED) discharge is a critical point for reinforcing medication instructions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of a brief, multifaceted intervention in improving safe liquid medication dosing by parents/guardians upon ED discharge.
  • To determine if a simplified teaching approach can reduce medication dosing errors in children.

Main Methods:

  • A randomized controlled trial was conducted with children aged 90 days to 11.9 years discharged from the ED with acetaminophen or ibuprofen.
  • Families were randomized to either standard care or a teaching intervention including lay language, simplified handouts, a dosing syringe, and teach-back.
  • Parental understanding of safe dosing was assessed via phone calls at 48-72 hours and 5-7 days post-discharge.

Main Results:

  • The intervention group showed a significantly higher rate of reporting safe dosing (71%) compared to the control group (45%) at the first follow-up.
  • This represents a 26% absolute difference and a 58% increase in reporting safe dosing in the intervention arm.
  • The positive effect of the intervention remained significant after adjusting for health literacy and language.

Conclusions:

  • A multifaceted intervention delivered at ED discharge effectively improves parents' knowledge and practice of safe liquid medication dosing.
  • Key components include simplified instructions, clear communication (teach-back), and standardized dosing tools.
  • This approach holds promise for enhancing medication safety in pediatric populations post-discharge.