Journal of paediatrics and child health
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The aim of this study was to report on the severity and incidence of children injured by treadmills and to promote the implementation of safety standards. ⋯ This study found that paediatric treadmill friction injuries are severe and increasing in incidence. Australian standards should be developed, implemented and mandated to reduce this preventable and severe injury.
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J Paediatr Child Health · May 2009
Implementation of a checklist to assist in the rapid identification of seriously ill children in the emergency department: an observational study.
Interventions are required to expedite the identification and treatment of seriously ill children in the emergency department (ED). The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that the implementation of a features of serious illness in children checklist (FSIC) for ED nursing staff would be associated with a reduction in the presentation-to-treatment time (PTTT) among children who required hospital admission and active treatment. ⋯ The implementation of a checklist to assist ED nursing staff in the identification of seriously ill children was not effective in reducing the delay between presentation and the initiation of treatment among children who were admitted to the hospital. Larger studies are required to determine whether similar strategies are effective among a more critically ill subgroup. Consideration should also be given to alternative strategies to expedite the identification and treatment of seriously ill children in the ED.