PMID- 29686959
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20240314
IS  - 2168-8184 (Print)
IS  - 2168-8184 (Electronic)
IS  - 2168-8184 (Linking)
VI  - 10
IP  - 2
DP  - 2018 Feb 21
TI  - Two Simulation Cases to Prepare for a Public Festival: Pediatric 
      Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) Ingestion and Alcohol Toxicity.
PG  - e2218
LID - 10.7759/cureus.2218 [doi]
LID - e2218
AB  - Introduction Emergency departments (EDs) see a surge of intoxicated patients 
      during large public summer events. These patients can be distracting and 
      complicated for ED staff to care for. Methods We developed two cases to prepare 
      emergency department staff for an anticipated surge of patients related to a 
      large music festival that occurs proximal to our pediatric hospital. We developed 
      and performed cases of simulated patients with alcohol intoxication and 
      methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) ingestion to review medical management of 
      these patients, as well as to review many of the social aspects of the cases. We 
      surveyed simulation (sim) session participants to assess the degree to which the 
      sessions were helpful and to glean ideas on how to improve sessions for future 
      use. Results Over the course of two years, we have hosted eight simulations, for 
      a total of 57 participants comprising various healthcare roles. We achieved an 
      85% response rate in the post-simulation surveys. The sessions were overall 
      well-received and left participants feeling better prepared to care for 
      intoxicated patients. Discussion Despite having a large number of staff from many 
      disciplines working varied schedules, we were able to provide simulation training 
      to many of them in preparation for an expected surge of intoxicated patients. 
      Participants appreciated the training and gave feedback to improve sessions in 
      the future.
FAU - Roben, Emily Z
AU  - Roben EZ
AD  - Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of 
      Chicago.
FAU - Mangold, Karen
AU  - Mangold K
AD  - Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of 
      Chicago.
FAU - Cochran, Christina
AU  - Cochran C
AD  - Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama Birmingham.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20180221
PL  - United States
TA  - Cureus
JT  - Cureus
JID - 101596737
PMC - PMC5910007
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - alcohol intoxication
OT  - mdma intoxication
OT  - pediatric emergency medicine
COIS- The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
EDAT- 2018/04/25 06:00
MHDA- 2018/04/25 06:01
PMCR- 2018/02/21
CRDT- 2018/04/25 06:00
PHST- 2018/04/25 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2018/04/25 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2018/04/25 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2018/02/21 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.7759/cureus.2218 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Cureus. 2018 Feb 21;10(2):e2218. doi: 10.7759/cureus.2218.