Abstract
Objectives: the Authors have organized an educational course for hospital pediatricians in order to provide practical guidelines and to show some manoeuvres useful for the most common pediatric emergencies. Methods: 40 medical doctors have attended the training. It has taken place in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of Gemelli Hospital in Rome. The course has been divided in two sessions: a theoretical one, for clarifying the basic concepts of 30 emergency medicine topics, and a practical one aimed at simulating some manoeuvres for critical care with manikins. Evaluation multiple choice questions have been given to the participants at the end of the course. Results: questionary results have documented a significant improvement in participants' knowledge about emergency pediatrics. Conclusion: these data suggest that a theoretical and practical training can be an important means to improve the management of critical children.
Translated title of the contribution | Safety of the training on pediatric emergency |
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Original language | Italian |
Pages (from-to) | 318-322 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Rivista Italiana di Pediatria |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 2 |
State | Published - 1999 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Emergency
- Medical education
- Training
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health