Paediatrics Publications
Title
Postresuscitation debriefing in the pediatric emergency department: A national needs assessment
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-2014
Journal
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume
16
Issue
5
First Page
383
Last Page
392
URL with Digital Object Identifier
10.2310/8000.2013.131136
Abstract
Results: Data were analyzed from 183 participants (48.7% response rate). Although 88.8% of the participants believed that debriefing is an important process, 52.5% indicated that debriefing after real resuscitations occurs less than 25% of the time and 68.3% indicated that no expectation exists for PRD at their institution. Although 83.7% of participants believed that facilitators should have a specific skill set developed through formal training sessions, 63.4% had no previous training in debriefing. Seventy-two percent felt that medical and crisis resource management issues are dealt with adequately when PRD occurs, and 90.4% indicated that ED workload and time shortages are major barriers to effective debriefing. Most responded that a debriefing tool to guide facilitators might aid in multiple skills, such as creating realistic debriefing objectives and providing feedback with good judgment.