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Infant Aspiration - ckchoung - 03-03-2020

Infant Aspiration
Created January 2020

Developed by:
Christina Choung
Jackie Demmy
Developed for: Health Authority Inpatient Pediatrics
Submitted by: ckchoung
Contact Email: simulation@fraserhealth.ca
Peer Reviewed: No




Case Summary:

  ­An infant recovering from pneumonia will be breastfeeding when she aspirates. She will quickly become cyanosed. The case focuses on management and follow-up care after aspiration.

Target Learning Groups:

   Nursing, Respiratory Therapy

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Proposed Setting: 

  Pediatric inpatient

Educational goals:

  ­• Identify, treat and assess an infant who has aspirated
• Practice positioning, suctioning, and deep suctioning of infant who has aspirated
• Perform focused respiratory, and general head-to-toe assessment to identify suspected severity of aspiration
• Call for help and mobilize resources early
• Communicate effectively using SBAR, closed-loop communication, and clear requests
• Remain calm throughout scenario



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