It Takes a Village: Developing an Airway Management Bundle to Standardize Emergent Intubation Processes in the Emergency Department

Problem Definition Airway management is at the core of emergent patient care. Emergent intubations in the Emergency Department (ED) at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (TJUH) have been noted by staff to be variable and not standardized. Staff have also described that equipment tends to be difficult to locate during intubations. There is no objective data to confirm these claims. Furthermore, there is no bundle in place to guide emergent intubations in the ED. Our team sought immediate actions to improve ED airway processes.https://jdc.jefferson.edu/patientsafetyposters/1144/thumbnail.jp

Understanding Breast-Cancer Patients\u27 Perceptions: Health Information-Seeking Behaviour and Passive Information Receipt

It is critical to understand patients\u27 information use from the patient perspective, especially when patients are from different cultures and levels of health literacy. A cross-sectional survey supplemented with interviews of breast cancer survivors including both Latina and non-Latina women was undertaken. Subjects were classified as active information seekers, passive information receivers, and/or users of information. Subjects were further classified by stage of information use, progressing from unawareness or awareness of available information to use or non-use of information to make health decisions. Information sources used and use patterns were examined. Most were active information seekers; many were also passive receivers. Healthcare providers remain the primary information source. Interpersonal communication was far more often cited than either the internet or traditional print and broadcast media. Important cross-cultural differences were found. This study provides insight into how patients use actively sought and passively received information. Despite dramatic growth of the internet and other new media, healthcare providers currently remain keys to health information. Findings may help develop more successful communication strategies when viewed in light of the National Cancer Institute\u27s \u27Making Health Communication Programs Work\u27 and the four stages it proposes. It is hoped that future work will focus on evidence-based methods to improve health communication, especially for vulnerable populations. A major lesson learned is the importance of understanding where patients decided to seek information outside the traditional provider-oriented approach taken in many health education programme