The facilitated pediatric resuscitation room.

Pediatric resuscitation is challenging for the emergency physician because the diverse range in the age and size of the patients encountered complicates the appropriate selection of medications, equipment, and supplies. The following enhancements in the pediatric resuscitation room were made to facilitate effective management of critically ill neonates and children: 1) expanding the concept of the Broselow tape as the central color theme of organization of all medication doses and equipment; 2) use of a large, simplified, color-coded wall chart to define patient parameters; 3) color-coded equipment; 4) adjustable "break-away" resuscitation stretcher; and 5) equipment suspended from the ceiling: a) radiant warmer; b) suction, oxygen, and electricity; c) cardiac monitor and fluid controller; d) X-ray unit. These changes give the resuscitation team greater accessibility to both the patient and the needed resuscitation supplies.