Table 1 Survey form and numerical results
Item | Medical staff | Nursing staff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 53 (41.7% of medical house staff) | N = 75 (18.3% of nursing house staff) | |||
Basic data | Age (years) | 32.7 ± 4.8 | 36.2 ± 11.6 | |
Gender | 65.8% female 34.2% male | 96.4% female 3.6% male | ||
Clinical practice (years) | 8.2 ± 7.0 | 15.3 ± 10.7 | ||
Level of qualification | (Resident, specialist or consultant) | (Nurse or head nurse) | ||
Previous experience | Which critical or emergency situations did you experience so far in the hospital? | (Free text) | (Free text) | |
In which of them did you feel the most insecure? | (Free text) | (Free text) | ||
What went good in these situations? | (Free text) | (Free text) | ||
What could have been better in these situations? | (Free text) | (Free text) | ||
Previous training | How did you acquire knowledge about managing emergencies so far? | (Free text, Fig. 1) | (Free text, Fig. 1) | |
How did you acquire practical skills (like bag-valve-mask ventilation, intubation etc.) so far? | (Free text, Fig. 1) | (Free text, Fig. 1) | ||
Individual needs assessment | I have adequate knowledge to handle pediatric emergencies | (Figure 2) | (Figure 2) | |
I have adequate skills to handle pediatric emergencies | (Figure 2) | (Figure 2) | ||
I need to have more training on… | p-value | |||
Pediatric basic life support | 4.8 ± 0.5 | 4.5 ± 0.8 | 0.011 | |
Pediatric advanced life support | 4.5 ± 0.7 | 4.2 ± 0.9 | 0.119 | |
Bag-valve-mask ventilation | 4.8 ± 0.5 | 4.4 ± 0.9 | 0.002 | |
Endotracheal intubation | 4.3 ± 0.8 | 3.7 ± 1.2 | 0.005 | |
Intravenous access | 4.1 ± 1.3 | 3.2 ± 1.4 | < 0.001 | |
Central venous access | 3.8 ± 1.2 | 3.4 ± 1.2 | 0.065 | |
Intraosseous access | 3.9 ± 1.2 | 3.3 ± 1.3 | 0.005 | |
Newborn life support | 4.6 ± 0.8 | 3.4 ± 1.3 | < 0.001 | |
Management of foreign body aspiration | 4.7 ± 0.6 | 4.1 ± 1.0 | < 0.001 | |
Management of unconsciousness | 4.7 ± 0.6 | 4.2 ± 0.9 | < 0.001 | |
Management of respiratory distress | 4.7 ± 0.7 | 4.0 ± 1.0 | < 0.001 | |
Management of anaphylactic reactions | 4.6 ± 0.8 | 4.2 ± 0.9 | 0.004 | |
Management of seizures | 4.7 ± 0.7 | 4.0 ± 1.0 | < 0.001 | |
Management of arrhythmia | 4.5 ± 0.7 | 3.8 ± 1.2 | 0.001 | |
Management of shock | 4.6 ± 0.7 | 4.2 ± 0.9 | 0.008 | |
Management of metabolic emergencies | 4.4 ± 0.8 | 3.2 ± 1.3 | < 0.001 | |
Team communication | 4.3 ± 0.9 | 4.0 ± 1.1 | 0.167 | |
Which objectives for training are missing? | (free text) | (free text) | ||
I would like to participate in an interprofessional course (physicians and nurses) on pediatric emergencies. | 4.7 ± 0.6 | 4.6 ± 0.8 | 0.443 |