Accurate placement of lines and tubes is essential in pre-hospital emergent care of pediatric patients, to ensure that lifesaving measuring can be initiated in an effective and timely manner. Malpositioned pediatric tubes can lead to failed resuscitation efforts. The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of misplaced endotracheal tubes (ETT), nasogastric tubes (NGT) and intraosseous trocars (IOT) in the pediatric acute care setting using post-mortem imaging. Read More

Meeting name: SPR 2019 Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course , 2019

Authors: Fitzpatrick Laura, Allain Dominic, Schmit Pierre

Keywords: Emergency, Radiology, Quality