Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · Dec 2007
Knowledge of procedural sedation and analgesia of emergency medicine physicians.
Pediatric procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA) is unique. The goals of this study were to examine emergency medicine (EM) physicians' baseline knowledge of general and pediatric PSA compared with that of other nonanesthesiologist physicians and to test effectiveness of a seminar required for credentialing in PSA. ⋯ The EM physicians have stronger knowledge about general PSA than other nonanesthesiologist physician participants, but not for pediatric PSA, thus providing a target for future interventions. This course on PSA improved practitioners' knowledge of general and pediatric PSA and can be used as an educational model for PSA training. Further study is needed to determine decay rates for this knowledge and impact on patient care.