探索加拿大儿科急诊室与大麻相关的演示:一项跨部门研究
Zina Zaslawski1, Stevi Golden-Plotnik2,3, Jessica Steer1
1George & Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation.
Cannabis (Albuquerque, N.M.)
|January 9, 2025
概括
儿科急诊医生报告说,在合法化后的儿童中,与大麻相关的急诊室访问增加. 建议加强提供者培训和开放的护理人员沟通,以改善护理和防止不必要的干预.
科学领域:
- 儿科急救医学 儿科急救医学
- 儿童接触大麻的情况
- 公共卫生政策 公共卫生政策
背景情况:
- 加拿大的娱乐大麻合法化与儿科急诊室 (ED) 访问的增加同时发生.
- 了解对儿童的影响以及医疗保健提供者的准备工作至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估儿科紧急医疗 (PEM) 提供者关于儿科大麻暴露的培训和知识.
- 描述与合法化后大麻暴露相关的儿科ED表现的特征.
主要方法:
- 一项描述性研究调查了加拿大儿科紧急研究 (PERC) 网络中的230名医生.
- 一项匿名的REDCap调查收集了有关大麻相关紧急情况的知识,培训和临床经验的数据.
主要成果:
- 近70%的接受调查的PEM医生观察到,自合法化以来,大麻相关的ED呈现增加了.
- 超过90%的人表示有足够的知识,但57%的人希望接受进一步的正式培训.
- 常见的表现包括意识下降,意外摄入和吐;当大麻暴露最初未知时,订购了更多测试.
结论:
- PEM提供者越来越多地管理儿科大麻暴露.
- 改善与护理人员关于家庭大麻使用的沟通对于防止不必要的诊断测试和干预至关重要.
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