Emergency Care Center – Pediatric Care
Unit name
Emergency Care Center – Pediatric Care
Patient population
Newborn to the age of 14 years
Mixed gender
Hours of operation
24 hours/ 7 days per week
Number of beds
26 beds of which: 2 (Multi trauma) beds; 4 Step-down beds; 3 Fast Track beds; 2 Negative pressure isolation rooms; 3 Ventolin chairs; 12 Regular beds
Occupancy Rate
Approximately 80 visits per day – to ECC Paeds only. Not reflective of the total Paediatric population visits.
Approximately 12 admissions a day
Staff categories
Registered Nurse
Unit Assistant
Patient Care Technician
Patient Escort
Primary patient diagnoses
Multisystem and isolated injuries / trauma whether from falls, pedestrian vs. automobiles, passengers in motor vehicle accidents, household accidents
Near drowning; Exposure to hazardous materials; Drug overdose; Hypovolemic and septic shock; Dehydration; Respiratory conditions; Cardiac conditions
Endocrine conditions; Infectious conditions; Oncological conditions; Scorpion and snake exposure; Various genetic conditions / disorders; Childhood diseases
Procedures
Trauma: Hemodynamic monitoring; Administration of advanced emergency medications; Administration of thrombolytic/Inotropic support; C-spine immobilization, vascular access; Transcutaneous pacing, cardioversion, defibrillation, internal defibrillation; Thoracotomy, hole, chest tube insertion, diagnostic peritoneal lavage, pericardiocentesis and thoracentesis; Triage, emergency endoscopy, hemodialysis and lumbar puncture.
Emergency: Administration of advanced cardiac and trauma life support to both adult and pediatric population; Care of central, arterial and port-a-cath lines. Intraosseous access; Rapid sequence intubation. Mechanical ventilation, assisted ventilation techniques & advanced airway management; Echocardiogram, EKG; Conscious sedation, decontamination procedure; Disaster response; Ascitic tap, catheter insertion and drainage, nasogastric insertion, and PEG tube insertion, tracheostomy – and PEG tube replacement; Initial assessment & management of newborn and/or resuscitation; PortaCath accessing
Nursing care Delivery system
Total Patient Care in a Partnership Model