06/08/2025
🔰Aspectos a mejorar en la reanimación pediatrica
🚑 How Ready Are We for Pediatric Resuscitations?�
Today, we review a new simulation-based study that found EMS teams only performed 55–61% of critical actions correctly during high-acuity pediatric scenarios.
Let that sink in.
Background:�Pediatric calls are rare, but when they happen, they’re often the most stressful.
This multi-state simulation study looked at EMS performance during three pediatric emergencies:
• Asthma/Respiratory Arrest
• Infant Cardiac Arrest
• Sepsis/Seizure
Study Snapshot:
• 166 simulations across 11 EMS agencies in 3 states
• Standardized checklists scored team performance
• Evaluated the impact of PECCs
📌 Key Findings:
• Best performance: Asthma/Respiratory arrest (avg. 60.9%)
• Lowest performance: Sepsis/Seizure (avg. 54.9%)
• Cardiac arrest: 58.7% - Every team did compressions.
⚠️ Many missed the key airway and medication steps
• PECC presence didn’t significantly change outcomes
👉 The study wasn’t powered to confirm this
• State-level protocols and clinician types influenced performance
✅ Takeaways for EMS:
• High-frequency training does lead to better performance
• Airway skills, especially BVM and 2-person ventilations, need more focus
• Simulation is a powerful tool to find performance gaps
• Standardized pediatric training matters—make sure yours is up to date
🔗 Study Link:https://www.handtevy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Quality-of-Care-and-Opportunities-for-Improvement-in-Prehospital-Care-of-Critically-Ill-Pediatric-Patients-An-Observational-Simulation-Based-Study.pdf