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Going home safe: car seat challenge test in a neonatal intensive care unit
Prior, Fátima; Costa, Mónica; Félix, Inês; Trindade, Daniela; Carneiro, RitaIntroduction: It is recommended to use a suitable Child Restraint System (CRS) while transporting the newborn from the hospital to home. The stay of newborns in the CRS is associated with episodes of desaturation, so the hemodynamic stability of the newborn must be identified when properly seated in the CRS, especially the newborn admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The Car Seat Challenger Test...
Pediatric basic life support training program: an experience report
Prior, Fátima; Monteiro, Francisco; Costa, Mónica; Carneiro, Rita; Henriques, PatriciaIntroduction: Nursing team members in the Pediatric Intermediate Care Unit identified the need to improve team´s confidence in carrying out procedures related to the child in critical condition, being developed a 2 phase Pediatric Basic Life Support Training Program Objective: To train in clinical simulation context Basic Life Support skills in pediatrics. Methods: Development of a training program to practice ...
Dosagem da mistura eutética de anestésico local em recém-nascidos
Prior, Fátima; Querido, Débora; Santos, ÍrisIntrodução: A Mistura Eutética de Anestésico Local (EMLA) está facilmente disponível, não sendo amplamente utilizado na população neonatal por falta de evidência quanto a uma dose adequada para administração. Objetivos: Identificar como o creme EMLA é utilizado para reduzir a dor, sem reação adversa, nos recém-nascidos sujeitos a procedimentos dolorosos. Métodos: Revisão scoping para mapear a literatura respeit...
Efficacy Evaluation of Nitrous Oxide as Analgesic in the Pediatric Age: Prospec...
Martins, Rosa; Soares, Ana Teresa; Prior, Fátima; Francisco, Ana; Almeida, Marta; Marques, Rita; Braga, ManuelaIntroduction: Inhaled nitrous oxide has been primarily used as a sedative but also as an analgesic in pediatric painful procedures. This study characterises the use of nitrous oxide in this age group and evaluates its effectiveness, safety and acceptance. Methods: Observational and prospective study performed based on the application of a questionnaire to pediatric patients in which nitrous oxide was administer...