Excellence in Communication and Emergency Leadership (ExCEL): Pediatric Primary and Secondary Survey in Trauma Workshop for Residents

Introduction Unintentional traumatic injury remains the leading cause of pediatric death in the United States. There is wide variation in the assessment and management of pediatric trauma patients in emergency departments. Resident education on trauma evaluation and management is lacking. This works...

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Main Authors: Mariann Nocera Kelley, Laura Mercurio, Hoi See Tsao, Vanessa Toomey, Marie Carillo, Linda Brown, Robyn Wing
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Language:English
Published: Association of American Medical Colleges 2021-01-01
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Online Access:http://www.mededportal.org/doi/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11079
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author Mariann Nocera Kelley
Laura Mercurio
Hoi See Tsao
Vanessa Toomey
Marie Carillo
Linda Brown
Robyn Wing
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description Introduction Unintentional traumatic injury remains the leading cause of pediatric death in the United States. There is wide variation in the assessment and management of pediatric trauma patients in emergency departments. Resident education on trauma evaluation and management is lacking. This workshop focused on developing resident familiarity with the primary and secondary trauma survey in pediatric patients. Methods This hands-on workshop utilized patient-actors and low-fidelity simulators to instruct learners on the initial assessment of trauma patients during the primary and secondary trauma surveys. It was designed for residents across all levels of training who care for pediatric trauma patients (including pediatrics, medicine-pediatrics, emergency medicine, and family medicine) and adapted for different session durations and learner group sizes. Results Eighteen residents participated in this workshop at two separate institutions. Participants strongly agreed that the workshop was relevant and effective in teaching the initial primary and secondary trauma survey assessment of pediatric trauma patients. Residents also reported high levels of confidence in performing a primary and secondary trauma survey after participation in the workshop. Discussion This workshop provided residents with instruction and practice in performing the primary and secondary trauma survey for injured pediatric patients. Additional instruction is needed on assigning Glasgow Coma Scale and AVPU (alert, voice, pain, unresponsive) scores to injured patients. The structure and time line of this curriculum can be adapted to the needs of an individual institution's program and the number of workshop participants.
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spelling doaj.art-fb8074318bc343938deb61d260b43aa02022-12-21T23:33:07ZengAssociation of American Medical CollegesMedEdPORTAL2374-82652021-01-011710.15766/mep_2374-8265.11079Excellence in Communication and Emergency Leadership (ExCEL): Pediatric Primary and Secondary Survey in Trauma Workshop for ResidentsMariann Nocera Kelley0Laura Mercurio1Hoi See Tsao2Vanessa Toomey3Marie Carillo4Linda Brown5Robyn Wing6Assistant Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine/Traumatology, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine and Connecticut Children's; Director of Simulation Education, University of Connecticut School of MedicineFellow, Departments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital/Hasbro Children's HospitalFellow, Departments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital/Hasbro Children's HospitalClinical Fellow, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's HospitalFellow, Department of Cardiology, Children's National HospitalAssociate Professor, Departments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital/Hasbro Children's Hospital; Vice Chair of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Hasbro Children's Hospital; Director, Lifespan Medical Simulation CenterAssistant Professor, Departments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital/Hasbro Children's Hospital; Director of Pediatric Simulation, Lifespan Medical Simulation CenterIntroduction Unintentional traumatic injury remains the leading cause of pediatric death in the United States. There is wide variation in the assessment and management of pediatric trauma patients in emergency departments. Resident education on trauma evaluation and management is lacking. This workshop focused on developing resident familiarity with the primary and secondary trauma survey in pediatric patients. Methods This hands-on workshop utilized patient-actors and low-fidelity simulators to instruct learners on the initial assessment of trauma patients during the primary and secondary trauma surveys. It was designed for residents across all levels of training who care for pediatric trauma patients (including pediatrics, medicine-pediatrics, emergency medicine, and family medicine) and adapted for different session durations and learner group sizes. Results Eighteen residents participated in this workshop at two separate institutions. Participants strongly agreed that the workshop was relevant and effective in teaching the initial primary and secondary trauma survey assessment of pediatric trauma patients. Residents also reported high levels of confidence in performing a primary and secondary trauma survey after participation in the workshop. Discussion This workshop provided residents with instruction and practice in performing the primary and secondary trauma survey for injured pediatric patients. Additional instruction is needed on assigning Glasgow Coma Scale and AVPU (alert, voice, pain, unresponsive) scores to injured patients. The structure and time line of this curriculum can be adapted to the needs of an individual institution's program and the number of workshop participants.http://www.mededportal.org/doi/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11079Pediatric ResidentsPediatricsEmergencyPediatric Emergency MedicineEmergency TreatmentPediatric Trauma
spellingShingle Mariann Nocera Kelley
Laura Mercurio
Hoi See Tsao
Vanessa Toomey
Marie Carillo
Linda Brown
Robyn Wing
Excellence in Communication and Emergency Leadership (ExCEL): Pediatric Primary and Secondary Survey in Trauma Workshop for Residents
MedEdPORTAL
Pediatric Residents
Pediatrics
Emergency
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Emergency Treatment
Pediatric Trauma
title Excellence in Communication and Emergency Leadership (ExCEL): Pediatric Primary and Secondary Survey in Trauma Workshop for Residents
title_full Excellence in Communication and Emergency Leadership (ExCEL): Pediatric Primary and Secondary Survey in Trauma Workshop for Residents
title_fullStr Excellence in Communication and Emergency Leadership (ExCEL): Pediatric Primary and Secondary Survey in Trauma Workshop for Residents
title_full_unstemmed Excellence in Communication and Emergency Leadership (ExCEL): Pediatric Primary and Secondary Survey in Trauma Workshop for Residents
title_short Excellence in Communication and Emergency Leadership (ExCEL): Pediatric Primary and Secondary Survey in Trauma Workshop for Residents
title_sort excellence in communication and emergency leadership excel pediatric primary and secondary survey in trauma workshop for residents
topic Pediatric Residents
Pediatrics
Emergency
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Emergency Treatment
Pediatric Trauma
url http://www.mededportal.org/doi/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11079
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