A Fussy Baby
(Pediatric Supraventricular Tachycardia)
After this activity, the team will be able to manage pediatric patients with Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) with emphasis on the following objectives:
1. Apply Crisis Resource Management and teamwork in the care of a patient with SVT (with attention to role designation, directed orders, sharing mental model and closed loop communication with team and family members).
2. Prioritize treatment of potential etiologies to the guide stabilization or escalation of care for a patient with SVT.
3. Determine the appropriate destination for transfer.
2. Video
You can either use the YouTube Video or the Interactive Vimeo Video.
The video includes frames of an animated patient next to a monitor with vital signs that change based on the patient's clinical condition. There is also a prerecorded, narrated prebrief, dispatch, and debrief that you can use to help faciliatate the simulation.
Animation used with permission from OPENPediatrics.
Standard Video
(YouTube)
SimBox+ and TeleSimBox: ED Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
View on YouTube:
Based on the participants' actions, hover over the video progress bar and quickly navigate to different parts of the video. You can also pause and restart the video as indicated.
3. Surveys
Please complete the facilitator and participant surveys at the end of the session to help us improve SimBox.
Acknowledgements
Posted: May 2020
Revised: May 2022
Authors: Sofia Athanasopoulou, MD, Ilene Claudius, MD, Jonathan Lee, MD, Nagashree Nagaraj, Maybelle Kou, MD, Marc Auerbach, MD, Elizabeth Sanseau, MD
Disclaimer: The booklet and video were created as educational and research resources and not to guide clinical practice. Please reach out to our team with any questions or if you want to contribute.