Pediatric Emergency Medicine Simulation Curriculum: Cardiac Tamponade

• Main Authors: Julie A. Augenstein (Author), Jason Deen (Author), Anita Thomas (Author), Emily Moser (Author), Kimberly Stone (Author), Jennifer Reid (Author), Rebekah Burns (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Association of American Medical Colleges, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction Cardiac tamponade is an uncommon presentation to the pediatric emergency department and requires early recognition and emergent intervention. Methods We developed this patient simulation case to simulate a low-frequency, high-acuity scenario for pediatric emergency medicine fellows and...