Improving Drugs Administration Safety in Pediatric Resuscitation Using Mobile Technology

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2016:225:656-7.

Abstract

The fast preparation of drugs during pediatric resuscitation is of utmost importance. The influence of the patient's weight on the drug doses requires to perform complex calculations and is a source of errors. A technological solution could be a real help in avoiding these kinds of mistakes. Relying on a user centered approach we have developed an application supporting drug preparation. It has been tested in simulations with predefined scenario. The developed tool consists of a screen displaying a list of drug that can be administered. When the user select a drug, the instructions regarding its preparation are displayed with all dosage precisely calculated. The tool has demonstrated a significant reduction of errors associated to administration, a speeding up the overall process and has been well received by the nurses.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Cell Phone*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Decision Support Systems, Clinical / organization & administration
  • Drug Dosage Calculations
  • Drug Therapy, Computer-Assisted / methods*
  • Emergency Medical Services / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Medication Errors / prevention & control
  • Mobile Applications*
  • Nursing Care / methods
  • Pediatric Nursing / methods*
  • Switzerland
  • User-Computer Interface*