Emergency drills in a pediatric residency training program.
A variety of common pediatric emergencies were created in anesthetized cats to provide pediatric house officers and practicing physicians with an opportunity to refine diagnostic and management skills in a controlled environment under supervision. We describe the format of the animal model drill, outline protocols for stimulating pediatric critical care emergencies, and present preliminary evaluation data from a continuing medical education workshop and from house staff drills regarding the efficacy of the program.
D000818:Animals; D001130:Arizona; D002415:Cats; D004630:Emergencies; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education*; D006744:Hospital Bed Capacity, 100 to 299; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008954:Models, Biological; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education*