Prehospital vital sign monitoring in paediatric patients: an interregional study of educational interventions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prehospital vital sign documentation in paediatric patients is incomplete, especially in patients ≤ 2 years. The aim of the study was to increase vital sign registration in paediatric patients through specific educational initiatives.

Methods

Prospective quasi-experimental study with interrupted time-series design in the North Denmark and South Denmark regions. The study consecutively included all children aged < 18 years attended by the emergency medical service (EMS) from 1 July 2019 to 31 December 2021. Specific educational initiatives were conducted only in the North Denmark EMS and included video learning and classroom training based on the European Paediatric Advanced Life Support principles. The primary outcome was the proportion of patients who had their r

SUBMITTER: Nielsen VML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9839956 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature