Pediatric Resuscitation Quality Collaborative
High Risk Checklist
In-hospital cardiac arrest is frequently preceded by early warning signs of clinical deterioration that can be recognized and treated by trained in-hospital staff. The improvement in recognition, situational awareness, and training amongst healthcare providers in the complex, high-stress setting of a pediatric critical care setting may have an important impact on patient outcomes.
Utilizing a "High Risk Checklist" of clinical indicators and provider intuition variables at each team huddle:
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Can facilitate early identification to capture those patients at the highest risk for cardiac arrest.
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Allows the multidisciplinary clinical team additional time and resources to prepare hospital staff, equipment, and the patient in the event of a cardiac arrest.
How to implement High Risk Checklist in the ICU:
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Screen with high risk checklist during morning & evening pre-rounding/huddles
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Assign a charge nurse or a respiratory therapist to do the daily screening -- it is important to have "Checklist Champions" for each shift!
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The following high risk screening forms have been made voluntarily available for reference and use thanks to the efforts of the collaborative.
Check out Instituto Roosevelt's for a Spanish translation!