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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Pediatric Critical Care

Background:

  • Pediatric intubation is a high-acuity, low-frequency event, complicated by various patient factors.
  • Previous simulation-based airway education has focused on general EM, anesthesia, and critical care trainees.
  • No prior study has reported on a difficult airway course specifically for pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) fellows.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To increase learner confidence and skills in critical pediatric airway procedures.
  • To develop and evaluate a focused, one-day simulation workshop for PEM fellows.
  • To cover ED-specific pediatric difficult airway content.

Main Methods:

  • A one-day, six-station simulation workshop for PEM fellows.
  • Included high- and low-fidelity simulations of various difficult airway scenarios (neonates, inhalational injury, contamination, obesity, failed airway).
  • Incorporated a discussion-based station on physiologically difficult intubations and pre/post-workshop surveys.

Main Results:

  • Significant improvement in PEM fellow knowledge and confidence in bougie-assisted intubation and hyper-angulated video laryngoscopy use.
  • Improved knowledge in managing anatomically difficult, physiologically difficult, and failed airways.
  • No significant improvement in confidence for direct laryngoscopy, video laryngoscopy, or laryngeal mask airway placement.

Conclusions:

  • A single-day, focused simulation workshop can effectively enhance PEM fellows' skills and confidence in critical airway management.
  • The workshop successfully addressed knowledge gaps in infrequently performed pediatric emergency scenarios.
  • Airway foreign body management was identified as an area needing further training.