PAGE TITLE
Trauma Resuscitation Digital Checklist
PAGE SUMMARY
Researchers at Drexel University, Rutgers University, and Children’s National Medical Center have developed a digital checklist for trauma resuscitation. The checklist was designed based on paper formats currently in clinical use, integrating both compliance and decision-making capabilities. Each section of the paper checklist corresponds to a tab on the electronic version with a mobile operating system. Users can easily take notes and track items that have been completed, with a time stamp upon each checked item. The digital checklist allows for rapid data entry and corrections of erroneous data. Ideally, the checklist will improve the performance and response time of the trauma team, leading to improved patient outcomes. The checklist has been pilot tested with trauma surgeons and nurses in clinical settings.
APPLICATIONS
TITLE: Applications
Digital checklist for trauma resuscitation
Clinical dashboard for trauma room
Capture patient and process information
Adapted for high-risk, fast-paced treatment of severely injured patients
ADVANTAGES
TITLE:Advantages
Real-time completion of tasks with facile transitions between tasks
At-a-glance overview of items remaining to complete
Note taking and typing features with auto-completion for rapid data entry
Time-stamp interactions
Integrate with electronic health records
Increase awareness of healthcare workers in clinical settings and facilitate high-level team coordination
IP STATUS
Intellectual Property and Development Status
Copyright
PUBLICATIONS
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Drexel University
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