SAQ 1419 – Paediatric asthma arrest and team debriefing

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A five-year-old boy is carried to triage by his father. He has been unwell with an exacerbation of asthma but has deteriorated in the last hour. He is cyanosed, apnoeic and pulseless, with sinus rhythm at 60/min on the monitor.

List four immediate resuscitation steps.

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The nurse in charge asks whether the child’s father can be present during resuscitation. List two advantages and two disadvantages of allowing parental presence in this situation.

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The child dies despite resuscitation. List four important components of debriefing the team.

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