Case-based Scavenger Hunts
Case-based scavenger hunts are brief exercises that allow your ED team to think through a pediatric clinical scenario and the equipment that might be needed.
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GOAL
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As a team use your ED’s weight-based resources to identify the correct size equipment and FIND and TOUCH the actual equipment.
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In some instances, you might be asked to identify if you have a specific policy or protocol in place related to the case.
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The equipment, medications, and policies/protocols that you are asked to identify are part of the National Pediatric Readiness Project Checklist. All NPRP equipment and medications are represented in this suite of 23 of case-based scavenger hunts.
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Familiarizes teams with pediatric equipment location
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Reinforces weight-based equipment & medication choices
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Reinforces using your ED’s pediatric medication & equipment reference
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Who should be present?
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Facilitator: Pediatric Education Care Coordinator or Pediatric Champion (physician or nurse)
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Provider Team (physician, nurses, techs, respiratory therapists, pharmacists) multidisciplinary is the goal
When should we do these scavenger hunts?
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Any time! We recommend a case a week or every 2 weeks to capture different shifts/team members
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Time Investment: 1 case, about 5 minutes
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Where should these take place?
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Your clinical space! The resuscitation room, peds room: wherever your team takes care of sick children.
Watch a team run a Case-based Scavenger Hunt: (video Link) Coming soon!
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