Psychomotor (Procedural) Skills

ABSTRACT: This project sought to develop evidence-based guidelines for the administration of analgesics for moderate to severe pain by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) clinicians based on a separate, previously published, systematic review of the comparative effectiveness of analgesics in the prehospital setting prepared by the University of Connecticut Evidence-Based Practice Center for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). A technical expert panel (TEP) was assembled consisting of subject matter experts in prehospital and emergency care, and the development of evidence-based guidelines and patient care guidelines. A series of nine “patient/population-intervention-comparison-outcome” (PICO) questions were developed based on the Key Questions identified in the AHRQ systematic review, and an additional PICO question was developed to specifically address analgesia in pediatric patients.....

4 steps to owning the infant IV From where to begin, to last-resort options: Tips and tricks. (From EMS1)

Clinical Practice Guideline from ENA: Intranasal Medication Administration. How effective is the intranasal medication administration route for emergency care patients?

(please refer to pages 8-13)

In this video our team provides an example of how to set up and administer fluids rapidly during a resuscitation (shared with permission from Children's Hospital Colorado).

Suctioning secretions from a pediatric airway is a lifesaving procedure. Let our team walk you through the process and show you some tips and tricks to make it a little easier on you and the patient.

(shared with permission from Children's Hospital Colorado)

This video will walk you through the process of administering medications using a mucosal atomizer device in the patients nares.

(shared with permission from Children's Hospital Colorado)

Here are some simple tips and tricks for inserting an IO needle in pediatric patients.

(shared with permission from Children's Hospital Colorado)

How to draw up and administer small doses of Epi

Here is a simple trick for drawing up and administering very small doses of epinephrine to our littlest patients.

(shared with permission from Children's Hospital Colorado)

A brief overview of the foundational skill of providing bag valve mask positive pressure ventilation to pediatric patients.

(shared with permission from Children's Hospital Colorado)

This video provides and overview of how to use the Broselow Tape (a standardized, color coded, pediatric emergency measuring tape). This tape provides you with a rapid estimate of a child's weight based on their recumbent length.

(UW Medicine)