Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University.
Pediatr Emerg Care. 2024 Aug 1;40(8):e126-e132. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000003215. Epub 2024 May 13.
This study was conducted to assess the availability of equipment and supplies in the emergency departments of the hospitals in the West Bank of Palestine.
This study was conducted in a cross-sectional design using a data collection form that was specifically developed for this study. The standardized data collection form contained a detailed list of all essential pediatric emergency equipment and supplies.
This study was conducted in a total of 30 hospitals all across the West Bank of Palestine. The median number of patients visiting the emergency department per day was 115.0, the median number of patients admitted to the hospital per day was 14.5, and the median number of pediatric patients visiting the emergency department per day was 6.0. The median number of pediatricians in the hospital was 4.0, the median number of pediatricians in the emergency department was 1.0, the median number of nurses in the hospital was 75.0, and the median number of nurses in the emergency department was 8.5. Both governmental and private hospitals lacked the equipment and supplies needed for monitoring, gaining vascular access, airway management, resuscitation medications, cervical immobilization equipment, and other equipment and supplies.
Decision and policymakers might use the findings reported in this study to allocate resources to restock and increase the availability of pediatric emergency equipment and supplies. More studies are still needed to compare the outcomes of patients before and after restocking and increasing the availability of pediatric emergency equipment and supplies.
本研究旨在评估巴勒斯坦西岸医院急诊科设备和用品的供应情况。
本研究采用横断面设计，使用专门为此研究开发的数据收集表进行。标准化数据收集表包含了所有基本儿科急诊设备和用品的详细清单。
本研究在巴勒斯坦西岸的 30 家医院进行。急诊科每天接待的患者中位数为 115.0 人，每天住院的患者中位数为 14.5 人，每天接待的儿科患者中位数为 6.0 人。医院儿科医生中位数为 4.0 人，急诊科儿科医生中位数为 1.0 人，医院护士中位数为 75.0 人，急诊科护士中位数为 8.5 人。政府和私立医院都缺乏监测、获得血管通路、气道管理、复苏药物、颈椎固定设备和其他设备和用品所需的设备和用品。
决策者可能会根据本研究报告的发现，分配资源以补充和增加儿科急诊设备和用品的供应。还需要更多的研究来比较补充和增加儿科急诊设备和用品前后患者的结局。
