Patient Safety Assessment
Learning Objectives
Perform a structured patient safety assessment for mechanically ventilated pediatric patients
Assess airway stability, endotracheal tube positioning, and cuff management to reduce ventilator‑associated harm
Identify and prevent device‑related skin and mucosal injury in intubated and tracheostomized patients
Evaluate patient–ventilator synchrony using bedside observation and waveform analysis
Ensure availability and readiness of emergency airway and ventilation equipment
Author(s)
Kevin Bullock, MS, RRT-NPS
Manager | Boston Children's Hospital
Craig Smallwood, PhD, RRT
Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine | Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Brian Walsh
PhD, RRT, RRT-NPS, RRT-ACCS, RPFT, FAARC
Chair and Degree Advancement MSRT Program Director, Department of Respiratory Therapy | University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Julia Thompson, BSN
Staff Nurse I, Fetal Care and Surgery Center | Boston Children's Hospital
Citation
Bullock K, Smallwood C, Walsh B, Thompson J. Patient Safety Assessment. 7/2015. Online Video. OPENPediatrics. https://learn.openpediatrics.org/learn/course/internal/view/elearning/3153/patient-safety-assessment.