Just too many things to remember? A survey of paediatric trainees’ recall of Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) weight estimation formulae

An ADC editorial suggests locally delivered medical simulation training may be part of the solution. 4 Simplifying course content where possible would also help this aim; we therefore suggest that unless there is evidence of impact to patient safety, having two formulae for children aged 1-12 years...

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Published inArchives of disease in childhood Vol. 98; no. 11; p. 921
Main Authors Marikar, Dilshad, Varshneya, Kani, Wahid, Amar, Apakama, Okwuchi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health 01.11.2013
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects
Accident & Emergency
Age
Algorithms
Body Weight
Child
Child, Preschool
Clinical Competence
Course Content
Education, Medical, Graduate - methods
General Paediatrics
Humans
Infant
Life Support Care - standards
Memory
Mental Recall
Pediatrics - education
Retention (Psychology)
Trainees
General Paediatrics
Accident & Emergency
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Summary:An ADC editorial suggests locally delivered medical simulation training may be part of the solution. 4 Simplifying course content where possible would also help this aim; we therefore suggest that unless there is evidence of impact to patient safety, having two formulae for children aged 1-12 years adds unnecessary complexity to emergency paediatric weight estimation.
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DOI:10.1136/archdischild-2013-304360