What age range should be considered “pediatric” for the purposes of using the Pediatric ADE Patient Record Review Sheet instead of the Trigger Tool for Measuring Adverse Drug Events?
The pediatric age range includes children up to 18 years of age. The Pediatric ADE Patient Record Review Sheet was created with advice from pediatric hospitals and lists nine triggers. The pediatric triggers are identical to the triggers in the Trigger Tool for Measuring Adverse Drug Events except there are fewer of them because some adult triggers do not apply to the pediatric population. Remember that the trigger itself is a signal or clue that helps to identify potential ADEs. Count events as ADEs only if they cause harm. It is not critical which triggers you use. Organizations can choose to modify the triggers to suit their patient populations.
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