title: Prevalence and indications for video recording in the health care setting in North American and British paediatric hospitals.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Health care video recording has demonstrated value in education, performance assessment, quality improvement and clinical care.
  
  
  METHODS
  A survey was administered to paediatric hospitals in Great Britain, Canada and the United States. Heads of departments or delegates from six areas (emergency departments [EDs], operating rooms, paediatric intensive care units [PICUs], neonatal intensive care units [NICUs], simulation centres and neuroepilepsy units) were asked 10 questions about the prevalence, indications and process issues of video recording.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Seventy hospitals were surveyed, totalling 307 clinical areas. The hospital response rate was 100%; the rate for clinical departments was 65%. Sixty-six hospitals (94%) currently use video recording. Video recording was used in 62 of 68 (91%) operating rooms; 36 of 69 (52%) PICUs; 35 of 67 (52%) NICUs; 12 of 65 (19%) EDs; seven of eight (88%) neuroepilepsy units and 13 of 14 (93%) simulation centres. Education was the most common indication (112 of 204 [55%]). Most sites obtained written consent. Since the introduction of more strict privacy legislation, 11 of 65 (17%) EDs have discontinued video recording.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present study describes video recording practices in paediatric hospitals in North America and Great Britain. Video recording is primarily used for education and most areas have a consent process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia;
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Antonia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mayell
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vandenberg
authors.forename: Nadeene
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Blanchard
authors.forename: Christopher S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Parshuram