PMID- 33299748
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20220418
IS  - 2211-4203 (Electronic)
IS  - 2211-419X (Print)
IS  - 2211-419X (Linking)
VI  - 10
IP  - 4
DP  - 2020 Dec
TI  - A cross sectional study of the availability of paediatric emergency equipment in 
      South African emergency units.
PG  - 197-202
LID - 10.1016/j.afjem.2020.06.008 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: Despite children representing a significant proportion of Emergency 
      Unit (EU) attendances globally, it is concerning that many healthcare facilities 
      are inadequately equipped to deliver paediatric resuscitation. The rapid 
      availability of a full range of paediatric emergency equipment is critical for 
      delivery of effective, best-practice resuscitation. This study aimed to describe 
      the availability of essential, functional paediatric emergency resuscitation 
      equipment on or close to the resuscitation trolley, in 24-hour EUs in Cape Town, 
      South Africa. METHODS: A cross sectional study was conducted over a six-month 
      period in government funded hospital EUs, providing 24-hour emergency paediatric 
      care within the Cape Town Metropole. A standardised data collection sheet of 
      essential resuscitation equipment expected to be available in the resuscitation 
      area, was used. Items were considered to be available if at least one piece of 
      equipment was present. Functionality of available equipment was defined as: 
      equipment that hadn't expired, whose original packaging was not outwardly damaged 
      or compromised and all components were present and intact. RESULTS: Overall, a 
      mean of 43% (30/69) of equipment was available on the resuscitation trolley 
      across all hospitals. The overall mean availability of equipment in the 
      resuscitation area was 49% (34/69) across all hospitals. Mean availability of 
      functional equipment was 42% (29/69) overall, 41% (28/69) at district-level 
      hospitals, and 45% (31/69) at regional/tertiary hospitals. CONCLUSION: Essential 
      resuscitation equipment for children is insufficiently available at 
      district-level and higher hospitals in the Cape Town Metropole. This is a 
      modifiable barrier to the provision of high-quality paediatric emergency care.
CI  - (c) 2020 African Federation for Emergency Medicine. Publishing services provided by 
      Elsevier.
FAU - Lai King, Lauren
AU  - Lai King L
AD  - Division of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, 
      Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
FAU - Cheema, Baljit
AU  - Cheema B
AD  - Division of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape 
      Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
FAU - van Hoving, D J
AU  - van Hoving DJ
AD  - Division of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, 
      Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20200713
PL  - Netherlands
TA  - Afr J Emerg Med
JT  - African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence
JID - 101572277
PMC - PMC7700969
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Emergency
OT  - Emergency unit
OT  - Equipment
OT  - Paediatric
OT  - Resuscitation
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2020/12/11 06:00
MHDA- 2020/12/11 06:01
PMCR- 2020/07/13
CRDT- 2020/12/10 05:58
PHST- 2020/05/04 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2020/06/15 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2020/06/16 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2020/12/10 05:58 [entrez]
PHST- 2020/12/11 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2020/12/11 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2020/07/13 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - S2211-419X(20)30062-8 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.afjem.2020.06.008 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Afr J Emerg Med. 2020 Dec;10(4):197-202. doi: 10.1016/j.afjem.2020.06.008. Epub 
      2020 Jul 13.