Reducing Errors: Omnidose in the ED

Out of all pediatric emergency department visits each year, only 30% directly present to children's hospitals  . In hospitals that are not strictly for the pediatric population, especially those in rural areas, the probability of making a medication error due to the need for weight-based dosing is staggering. Lack of staff familiarity with weight-based medication calculations as well as a lack of specific resources in these facilities contribute greatly to the amount of medication errors made in critical care scenarios and therefore decrease the odds of good patient outcomes   . 

 

Our main goal at OmniDose with our prefilled color-coded cartridges in our tri-capacity syringe, is to make medication errors in resuscitation events a thing of the past. Although we as providers are trained to accurately calculate and dose medications, without continuous use of this skill, the likelihood of error greatly increases. Under the immense pressure of caring for a critically ill child, we understand the difficulty of managing the many moving parts of such a fluid situation including medication administration. We are here to help decrease the amount of time spent calculating and preparing dosages so that you can focus on the patient in front of you.