Abstract
In many pediatric tertiary care centers inpatient code teams respond to outpatient, staff and visitor emergencies, creating potential delays due to resource and approach mismatch. Prolonged time may be detrimental to patient outcome and privacy, use and safety of responding staff, and public exposure. Rapid assessment, timely intervention and a definitive disposition aligns with established frameworks showing improved outcomes for arrest and expedites staff ability to return to service. We describe the development of an Emergency Ambulatory Response System (EARS) to better navigate these situations.
Sigma Membership
Non-member
Type
Poster
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Pediatrics, Visitor, Emergency
Recommended Citation
Holtzclaw, Tim J.; Porazik, Susette; and Scheller, RoseAnn, "Improving time-to-disposition for outpatient, staff and visitor medical emergencies in a pediatric hospital" (2020). General Submissions: Presenations (Oral and Poster). 90.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/gen_sub_presentations/2019/posters/90
Conference Name
Emergency Nursing 2019
Conference Host
Emergency Nurses Association
Conference Location
Austin, Texas, USA
Conference Year
2019
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Improving time-to-disposition for outpatient, staff and visitor medical emergencies in a pediatric hospital
Austin, Texas, USA
In many pediatric tertiary care centers inpatient code teams respond to outpatient, staff and visitor emergencies, creating potential delays due to resource and approach mismatch. Prolonged time may be detrimental to patient outcome and privacy, use and safety of responding staff, and public exposure. Rapid assessment, timely intervention and a definitive disposition aligns with established frameworks showing improved outcomes for arrest and expedites staff ability to return to service. We describe the development of an Emergency Ambulatory Response System (EARS) to better navigate these situations.