Pediatric Resuscitation Mock Code Practice Impacts Selected Skills

Evaluation of a Pediatric Mock Code Educational Training Program at a Large, Tertiary Care Pediatric Hospital

Background: Management of the acutely ill children represents one of the more complex clinical skills required of pediatric physicians. Our goal was to develop and evaluate a multidisciplinary pediatric mock code training program for the pediatric residents in our institution. Methods: We performed a before and after evaluation of pediatric residents. The residents were educated by attending fi...

Performance of advanced resuscitation skills by pediatric housestaff.

OBJECTIVE To describe pediatric housestaff resuscitation experience and their ability to perform key resuscitation skills. DESIGN Cohort study of 63 pediatric residents in a university-based training program. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS Investigators observed, scored, and timed resident performance on 4 key resuscitation skills. Cognitive ability was tested with 4 written scenarios. Housestaff...

Proficiency and retention of neonatal resuscitation skills by pediatric residents.

BACKGROUND The basic knowledge and skill base to resuscitate a newborn infant is taught in the Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP). We hypothesize that caregivers will perform below current acceptable standards before the recertification period of two years. METHODS This is a prospective descriptive study evaluating performance of pediatric residents' NRP knowledge and skills over time. NRP ...

Initiation of a pediatric mock code program at a children's hospital.

BACKGROUND Pediatric cardiopulmonary arrests are rare. Mock codes were instituted to bridge the gap between opportunity and reality. AIM The goal was to improve medical caregivers' skills in pediatric resuscitation. METHODS All pediatric and internal medicine/pediatric (med/peds) residents were anonymously surveyed pre- and post-intervention about confidence level about codes and code skill...

Resuscitation skills of MRCP candidates.