Electronic Pediatric Emergency Ruler vs the Broselow Tape.
NCT ID: NCT03953105
Last Updated: 2024-12-12
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
20 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2019-01-05
2019-02-20
Brief Summary
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Primary outcome is the time needed to identify four defined parameters from the pediatric emergency rulers during a low-fidelity pediatric emergency scenario (cardiac arrest). Secondary outcome is the correctness of the identified parameters and the percentage deviation from the correct value.
Detailed Description
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The pediatric emergency rulers investigated were the electronic Pediatric Emergency Ruler (ePER) and the Broselow Tape (BT)
All participants were instructed for the use of the two pediatric emergency rulers and were given time to practice with each device using one training manikin (Sim-Baby)
After they felt comfortable using the devices the participants were randomly assigned to use each device only once with one of two different manikins:
Resusci Baby, Laerdal/Dräger Medical Switzerland AG, Liebefeld, Switzerland Ambu® Junior, Ambu® GmbH, Bad Nauheim, Germany
Each manikin was only used once for the same participant. This guaranteed that the participants were blinded for the manikins.
The low-fidelity pediatric emergency scenario simulated was a cardiac arrest and the participants were asked to identify the following information from the pediatric emergency rulers:
Estimated body weight Joule suggested for defibrillation Recommended epinephrine dose Suggested endotracheal tube size
Participants stood aside from the manikin with a pediatric emergency ruler in their hand. After they stated they were ready, the facilitator started a countdown from three and gave the command to start. This setting was identical for all two pediatric emergency rulers and all two manikins. The time until each parameter was identified and the value of the parameter were recorded.
Primary outcome was the time needed to identify the four above defined parameters. Secondary outcome was the correctness of the identified parameters and the percentage deviation from the correct value.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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OTHER
PROSPECTIVE
Study Groups
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Resusci Baby
Resusci Baby used for the simulated emergency scenario
ePER
usind the ePER for weight estimation and suggestion of the defined parameter
BT
usind the BT for weight estimation and suggestion of the defined parameter
Ambu® Junior
Ambu® Junior used for the simulated emergency scenario
ePER
usind the ePER for weight estimation and suggestion of the defined parameter
BT
usind the BT for weight estimation and suggestion of the defined parameter
Interventions
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ePER
usind the ePER for weight estimation and suggestion of the defined parameter
BT
usind the BT for weight estimation and suggestion of the defined parameter
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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University Children's Hospital, Zurich
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Alexander R Schmidt, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Department of Anaesthesia and Children's Research Centre, University Children's Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
Locations
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University Childrens Hospital, Department of Anaesthesia and Children's Research Centre
Zurich, , Switzerland
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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ePER vs BT
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id