Rachel Ann O'Brian

Journal article MedEdPORTAL · 2025 INTRODUCTION: Existing mass casualty incident (MCI) simulations rely on high-fidelity patient simulators, which are cost-prohibitive and often exclude pediatric patients. To address the need for deployable, low-fidelity pediatric MCI simulations, we develo ... Full text Link to item Cite

Multidisciplinary pediatric trauma simulation curriculum in conjunction with a trauma resuscitation cognitive aid improves resident performance

Journal article Global Surgical Education - Journal of the Association for Surgical Education · January 3, 2024 Full text Cite

Use of pediatric trauma simulations to facilitate exposure to pediatric trauma resuscitations during training.

Journal article Surgery · December 2023 BACKGROUND: Pediatric traumas are often high-acuity but are low-frequency compared to adult trauma activations. This is reflected in the relatively limited experience with these events during training. Although some principles of trauma resuscitation are s ... Full text Link to item Cite

Bladder Point-of-Care Ultrasound: A Time Saver in the Pediatric Emergency Department.

Journal article J Emerg Med · September 2021 BACKGROUND: Pediatric patients undergoing transabdominal pelvic ultrasound require a full bladder as an acoustic window. Patients are typically relied upon to subjectively identify bladder fullness, but inaccurate reporting often leads to delays in test re ... Full text Link to item Cite