title: Improving Drugs Administration Safety in Pediatric Resuscitation Using Mobile Technology.
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.
authors.affiliation: University of Applied Sciences-HEG, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Hamdi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hagberg
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Emergency Division, Children's Hospital, University Hospitals of Geneva.
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Siebert
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Emergency Division, Children's Hospital, University Hospitals of Geneva.
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gervaix
authors.affiliation: University of Applied Sciences-HEG, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Daehne
authors.affiliation: Division of medical information science, University Hospital of Geneva.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lovis
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Emergency Division, Children's Hospital, University Hospitals of Geneva.
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manzano
authors.affiliation: Division of medical information science, University Hospital of Geneva.
authors.forename: Frederic
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ehrler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D040421:Cell Phone; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical / Q000458:organization & administration; D054796:Drug Dosage Calculations; D004360:Drug Therapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D063731:Mobile Applications; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000379:methods; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D013557:Switzerland; D014584:User-Computer Interface