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Paediatric equipment

The adult ICU team/anaesthetics team could be requested to assist with paediatric emergencies and stabilisation in various places within the trust.  The majority of critically ill children will present within Worcester Royal Hospital, although provision has also been made for the rare presentation of critically ill children on the Alexandra site.

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This page summarises the equipment available on each site, in each area.

Trust paediatric resus trolley 

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Paediatric resus/defib trolleys are located in:

  • Theatres (WRH)

  • Riverbank ward and

  • Emergency Department (both sites)

  • (NOT ICU)

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Slides - Trust paediatric resus trolley 

WRH Paeds Equipment

Notes on paediatric emergencies at WRH:

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  • PICU trolley in WRH ICU is only place stocking infant/young child chest drains in trust

  • If require resuscitaire for baby, source from maternity.

  • Paediatric resus/defib trolleys are located in Theatres, Riverbank ward and the Emergency Department

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ED (WRH)

Kit and Where to find it:

Paediatric Resus bay

  • Standard paediatric intubation and resuscitation equipment

  • Anaesthetic machine with paediatric circuit

  • Hamilton transfer ventilator with paediatric circuit

  • (use PICU trolley on ICU for advanced equipment)

  • (paeds C-MAC blades from Theatres or ICU)

 

Paediatric trust standard Resus/defib trolley

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Theatres (WRH)

Paediatric airway trolley (replicating PICU trolley with additional airway equipment)

Paediatric trust standard Resus/defib trolley (see above)

Paediatric CMAC blades (Miller 0, 1, Mac 2)

Paediatric Bonfils

Slides - Advanced Airway equipment

ICU(WRH)

PICU trolley (advanced equipment only, no ETTs or airway equipment)

A second trolley is available in WRH theatres which contains all of the kit in the PICU trolley, with additional airway equipment.

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ICU does not stock a paediatric resus trolley - if a child is admitted to ICU, either a paediatric resus trolley, or size related resus/airway equipment must be set up on unit.

WRH ICU PICU Trolley

Slides - PICU  TROLLEY

Slides - KIT ON PICU  TROLLEY:

Slides - STOCK LIST PICU  TROLLEY:

Alex Paeds Equipment

Notes on paediatric emergencies at Alexandra Hospital:

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  • Ambulances are expected to divert paediatric emergencies to Worcester, since paediatric inpatients are nolonger at this hospital, and there is no paediatric medical team out of hours.

  • On occasion, critically ill children do attend (usually brought in by families, or occasionally for stabilisation if in extremis).

  • Stabilisation of the critically ill child is therefore very challenging.  The paediatricians and KIDs team will offer advice to the ED and ICU team, but physical presence likely to be delayed.  

  • No paediatric cases are performed in theatres, and therefore there are very limited paediatric equipment/consumables stored there.  

  • The majority of paediatric emergency equipment is stored in ED resus

  • Paediatric CMacs are kept in ED resus

Slides - ALEX ED PAEDIATRIC KIT LOCATIONS:

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