RT Book, Section
A1 Lowry, Adam W.
A1 Bhakta, Kushal Y.
A1 Nag, Pratip K.
SR Print(0)
ID 7431617
T1 Chapter 3. Procedures
T2 Texas Children's Hospital Handbook of Pediatrics and Neonatology
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-163924-8
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7431617
RD 2024/04/24
AB Explain  the  necessity  of  the  procedure,  the  steps  involved,  and  the  risks.Obtain  informed  consent,  except  in  life-threatening  emergencies.Request  a  Child  Life  Specialist.Gather  all  necessary  equipment  for  the  procedure.Consider  procedural  sedation  (see  Chapter  2).Consider  having  a  crash  cart  for  any  procedures  involving  airway  or  sedation.Recruit  an  assistant  and  explain  what  is  expected  of  him  or  her  during  the  procedure.Perform  a  “time-out”  to  ensure  the  correct  patient  and  the  correct  site  for  the  procedure.Position  the  child  and  provide  adequate  restraint  if  required.Carry  out  the  procedure.Document  the  procedure  in  the  chart  (elements:  consent,  from  whom  consent  was  obtained,  preparation,  anesthesia  used,  equipment  used,  site  of  procedure,  outcome  of  procedure,  and  any  complications).