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. 2014 Aug 16;14:172. doi: 10.1186/1472-6920-14-172

Table 6.

Acute care and emergency medicine skills: pediatrics

  n   Mandatory   Voluntary   Planned   Decentralized
Pediatric basic life support
30
12
40.0%
9
30.0%
3
10.0%
12
40.0%
Pediatric advanced life support
26
8
30.8%
9
34.6%
3
11.5%
11
42.3%
Focused examination (pediatrics)
24
7
29.2%
4
16.7%
5
20.8%
17
70.8%
IV access, peripheral
24
3
12.5%
8
33.3%
2
8.3%
14
58.3%
Alternative application of medication (rectal, buccal, nasal, intramuscular)
22
3
13.6%
6
27.3%
1
4.5%
15
68.2%
Intraosseous access
23
7
30.4%
8
34.8%
3
13.0%
10
43.5%
Bag-valve ventilation
28
9
32.1%
12
42.9%
2
7.1%
15
53.6%
Orotracheal intubation
25
7
28.0%
12
48.0%
1
4.0%
12
48.0%
Alternative airway devices (LT, LMA etc.) 28 8 28.6% 12 42.9% 3 10.7% 13 46.4%