On July 28th, Megan McDonnell Busenbark reported on sepsis for the Children’s Hospital Association. The article highlighted the loss of 12 year old Rory Staunton following a seemingly innocent scrape. His death lead to “Rory’s Regulations,” requiring of hospitals to “adopt best practices for the early identification and treatment of sepsis.”
In this article, NC Children’s critical care physician and Code Sepsis project team leader Code Sepsis Dr. Tina Willis was quoted on the importance of team training and use of simulation. “Simple low-fidelity, hands-on practice has been the most important thing beyond an electronic health record trigger, screening tool or educational process,” says Schade Willis. “The hands-on training has changed everything.”
You can find the Children’s Hospital Association article here.
For more on Code Sepsis, please check out the UNCH site here.
Further reading:
Joyner BL Blasius KR, Kellish A, Pumphrey MA, Hassing S, Hobbs GW, Willis TMS. Improving Code Sepsis Response Times with Hands-On Simulation versus an Electronic Alert. 8th International Pediatric Simulation Symposium and Workshops. 9-11 May, 2016. Glasgow, UK