Since its launch in 2013 the UKCRF Network’s Emergency Scenario Training Guidance has been widely used by Clinical Research Facilities (CRF) as a practical tool to deliver emergency scenario training in a research environment.
This year the Education and Nursing Theme Groups have reviewed the document and updated the following;
- added additional adult and paediatric scenarios
- checked accuracy of existing scenarios
- updated the templates to reduce repetition
Amendments have been made to existing paediatric scenarios including changing the scenario for ‘febrile convulsion secondary to otitis media’ to a general seizure, adding a scenario for ‘status epilepticus in an Infant and transfer to PICU’ and the addition of ‘hypoglycaemia in a known diabetic’.
Additional adult scenarios have been developed including a scenario for ‘major haemorrhage’ and for ‘cytokine release syndrome with ITU transfer’, as requested by attendees at the 2018 Annual Conference.
Paediatric and Adult facilities will find these additions useful and the document can be used to support practical learning across CRFs for the safety of research participants.
Scenarios included in the document
Adult Scarios:
- Recognition and Initial Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)
- Assessment and Initial Treatment of a Critically Ill Participant and a Participant in Cardiac Arrest
- Recognition and Treatment of Syncope-Vasovagal
- Recognition and Treatment of Syncope with Bundle Branch Block
- Recognition and Treatment of Anaphylaxis
- Recognition and Treatment of Asthma
- Recognition and Treatment of Adult Sepsis
- Recognition and Treatment of Hypoglycaemia in an Alzheimer’s Patient
- Recognition and Initial Treatment of an Adult Experiencing a Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS) with ITU Transfer
- Recognition and Initial Treatment of Major Haemorrhage
Paediatric Scenarios:
- Recognition and Treatment of Anaphylaxis in a Child
- Recognition and Treatment of a Seizure in a Child
- Recognition and Treatment of Status Epilepticus in an Infant and Transfer to PICU
- Recognition and Treatment of Childhood Asthma
- Recognition and Treatment of Paediatric Sepsis
- Recognition and Treatment of Paediatric Hypoglycaemia
- Recognition and Treatment of Paediatric Hypoglycaemia in a known Diabetic
HOW CAN THE DOCUMENT BE ACCESSED?
The Induction Framework version 5 can be downloaded from the UKCRF Network Hub:
- If you have access to the Hub you can download the document by clicking here.
- If you do not have access to the Hub, please complete the form by clicking here.
