New Broselow tape not required by Joint Commission
Accreditation Connection, March 26, 2007
The recently released 2007A version of the Broselow tape has minimal changes, and no major drug dose changes, according to Elizabeth DiGiacomo-Geffers, RN, MPH, CNAA, BC, a healthcare consultant in Trabuco Canyon, CA.
The revisions, based on American Heart Associations Guidelines for Pediatric Resuscitation, add some atropine drug dose recommendations and endotracheal tube drug recommendations.
However, none of the changes impact National Patient Safety Goal #3B, standardizing drug concentrations and limiting the number of concentrations. The Joint Commission will continue to accept the use of 2005A Broselow tapes unless an organization's policy would require the new materials.
The Broselow tape helps clinicians quickly assess pediatric patients; select medications, doses, and equipment; and monitor patients during resuscitation efforts. It helps estimate a child's weight, determin weight-based drug doses, and select the correct size emergency or resuscitation equipment.
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