COVID-19 Pneumonia and Status Asthmaticus With Respiratory Failure in a Pediatric Patient: A Simulation for Emergency Medicine Providers.
MedEdPORTAL
; 18: 11214, 2022.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1675348
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
During COVID-19 surges, medical trainees may perform patient care outside typical clinical responsibilities. While respiratory failure in pediatric patients secondary to COVID-19 is rare, it is critical that providers can effectively care for these children while protecting the health care team. Simulation is an important tool for giving learners a safe environment in which to learn and practice these new skills.Methods:
In this simulation, learners provided care to a 13-year-old male with obesity, COVID-19 pneumonia, status asthmaticus, and respiratory failure. Target learners were pediatric emergency medicine fellows and emergency medicine residents. Providers were expected to identify the signs and symptoms of status asthmaticus, pneumonia, and respiratory failure and demonstrate appropriate evaluation and management while minimizing COVID-19 exposure. Participants completed a postsimulation survey on their satisfaction and confidence in performing the objectives.Results:
Twenty-eight PGY 1-PGY 6 learners participated in this simulation. The postsimulation survey showed that most learners felt the simulation was effective in teaching the evaluation and management of respiratory failure due to COVID-19 (M = 5.0; 95% CI, 4.9-5.0) and was relevant to their work (M = 5.0; 95% CI, 5.0-5.0).Discussion:
Learners felt that the case was effective in teaching the skills needed to care for a child with COVID-19 pneumonia, status asthmaticus, and respiratory failure. Future directions include updating the case with new COVID-19 knowledge and personal protective equipment practices gained over time, using hybrid telesimulation to increase learners' exposure to the case, and adapting the case for other health care providers.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Respiratory Insufficiency
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Status Asthmaticus
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Emergency Medicine
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
MedEdPORTAL
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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