Simulating Teamwork for Better Decision Making in Pediatric Emergency Medical Services
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Published on: January 15, 2017
Mustafa Ozkaynak1, Casey Dolen2, Yeshai Dollin2
1College of Nursing, University of Colorado | Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
Abstract:
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) are an essential component of health systems and are critical to the provision of pediatric emergency care. Challenges in this setting include fast pace, need for advanced teamwork, situational awareness and limited resources. The purpose of this study was to identify human factors-related obstacles during care delivery by EMS teams that could lead to inefficiencies and patient safety issues. We examined video recordings of 24 simulations of EMS teams (paramedics and EMTs) who were providing care to pediatric patients. Two reviewers documented a total of 262 efficiency and patient safety issues in 4.25 hours of videos. These issues were grouped into 28 categories. Reviewers also documented 19 decision support opportunities. These issues and decision support opportunities can inform the design of clinical decision support systems that can improve EMS related patient outcomes.
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