SPaCE is a resource pack to help standardise and streamline paediatric cannulation processes, particularly in mixed emergency departments (EDs) with varying levels of staff experience.
It includes a Preparation Board to help collate and organise equipment and fact sheets for Paediatric Cannula Tape, Securing a Paediatric Cannula, and Positioning for Comfort and Distraction.
To improve the care provided to paediatric patients requiring a cannula, by providing resources to staff who have either limited experience or infrequent need to cannulate paediatric patients.
SPaCE was developed at Redcliffe Hospital ED, in response to high staff turnover and varied experience in paediatric care. The initiative and its associated resources were developed in consultation with Queensland Children’s Hospital (QCH) stakeholders. It was introduced to PROV-ED by ED Staff Specialist Dr Michelle Dodds and CN Clinical Network Facilitator Natasha Edwards.
The SPaCE initiative and its associated resources have been further developed in consultation with Children’s Health Queensland stakeholders.
