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

ABSTRACT:

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 famil

SUBMITTER: Kelley MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7821439 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature