Pediatric Simulation: A Seizing Infant in the PACU - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Abstract This resource is a pediatric simulation scenario featuring a seizing infant in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU). In this scenario, the candidate is called to see a 6-month-old, 15-pound male infant who has just arrived in the PACU. The infant has a prolonged seizure shortly after the ses...
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Association of American Medical Colleges,
2010-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Abstract This resource is a pediatric simulation scenario featuring a seizing infant in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU). In this scenario, the candidate is called to see a 6-month-old, 15-pound male infant who has just arrived in the PACU. The infant has a prolonged seizure shortly after the session begins. The candidate must deal with initial seizure management, airway management, hypoxia and cardiovascular collapse, arrhythmia management, recurrent seizure management, and differential diagnosis of the etiology of the seizures. The scenario was created for the ongoing education and training of pediatric anesthesia trainees at our institution, both residents and fellows. High-fidelity simulation is a well-recognized and studied tool that has become invaluable in the development and ongoing revalidation of training and skills in the clinical environment. We have utilized this scenario with anesthesia residents and pediatric anesthesia fellows, as well as at a national meeting workshop on simulation. Provided the facilitators are motivated, we have found the simulation to work very well. However, enthusiasm and motivation amongst the facilitators/faculty are imperative, as is invariably the case with any form of simulation. |
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| Item Description: | 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.8194 2374-8265 |