# Pediatric Emergency Medicine Didactics and Simulation (PEMDAS): Outside Medical Emergency Team Response

## TL;DR

This paper introduces a new simulation-based training program for pediatric emergency staff to handle medical emergencies on hospital grounds outside the emergency department.

## Contribution

The paper presents a novel simulation curriculum for training pediatric emergency staff in responding to on-campus medical emergencies.

## Key findings

- Participants felt the simulation curriculum was relevant to their work.
- Participants reported increased confidence in responding to out-of-hospital emergencies after the simulation.

## Abstract

The United States’ Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act applies to individuals who present within hospital grounds. Thus, emergency preparedness is essential outside the hospital and on campus grounds. This technical report describes a novel simulation-based curriculum for pediatric emergency residents, fellows, and attendings responding to medical emergencies outside the hospital but on campus grounds. This curriculum highlights the importance of effectively responding to emergencies on hospital grounds outside the pediatric emergency department. The simulation-based curriculum was conducted at two pediatric emergency departments and involved pediatric emergency medicine fellows and attendings. Simulation participants were prompted to complete a post-simulation survey. The survey results demonstrated that participants felt that this simulation curriculum was relevant to their work and that they felt more confident in their ability to respond to an out-of-hospital emergency after participating in the simulation curriculum.