EC Paediatrics

Introduction: Cardiopulmonary arrest is considered a frequent and very important problem in health services, which is why it is necessary to perform immediate cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedures. One of the main causes of delay in initiating CPR is related to human error, which in turn is directly influenced by problems such as missing elements, empty oxygen tanks and depleted equipment batteries.

Objective: To describe the satisfaction of health care professionals with the use of the crash cart in the clinical setting.

Methodology: Descriptive cross-sectional study, study population: health professionals, chosen by non-probabilistic sampling, with a sample of 221 professionals.

Results: It was found that people under 34 years of age, having less than 10 years of work experience, not knowing the supplies, not receiving training on the handling of the crash cart, not knowing the handling protocol, having difficulties in accessing and transporting the crash cart, not complying with the asepsis and biosafety protocols and inadequate organization are associated with dissatisfaction with the crash cart. Regarding the profession, nursing professionals are the least satisfied in comparison with other professions.

Conclusion: Professionals' satisfaction with the use of the crash cart is related to both clinical and technical variables. Variation in satisfaction was found in relation to age, profession and years of experience.

Keywords: Heart Arrest; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Advanced Cardiac Life Support

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