Paeds Cases · acute-care-resuscitation-and-toxicology
Run the survey, not the label — ABCDE of the acutely ill child
A bedside structured clinical encounter testing recognition of an acutely ill child, a hands-on ABCDE primary survey that treats each threat as found, age-appropriate oxygen, fluid and glucose decisions, recognising the tiring child, communication, early escalation, safeguarding in parallel, handover and disposition.
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This is one MedVellum formative structured clinical encounter. The scoring, prompts and performance descriptions are educational feedback tools. They are not an official college station, timing, mark allocation, pass score or reproduced examination format. The encounter assesses first-impression recognition, leadership of a hands-on ABCDE primary survey, treat-as-found stabilisation, age-appropriate oxygen, fluid and glucose decisions, communication, reassessment, escalation and safe transfer of information. [8] [9]
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- [3]Bjorklund A, Resch J, Slusher T Pediatric Shock Review Pediatrics in review, 2023.PMID 37777656
- [7]Faustino EV, Hirshberg EL, Bogue CW Hypoglycemia in critically ill children Journal of diabetes science and technology, 2012.PMID 22401322
- [8]Starmer AJ, Spector ND, Srivastava R, et al. Changes in medical errors after implementation of a handoff program The New England journal of medicine, 2014.PMID 25372088
- [9]Topjian AA, Raymond TT, Atkins D, et al. Part 4: Pediatric Basic and Advanced Life Support 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Pediatrics, 2021.PMID 33087552