KiNA - Kindernotfall App

The pediatric emergency app (KiNA) supports medical professionals in preclinical and clinical emergency medicine in the care of pediatric patients with life-threatening illnesses.

Using the app reduces the workload of emergency personnel in stressful situations. Life-threatening incorrect dosages or dilution errors are avoided and patient safety increases.

Using the selection wheel, a weight class or age of the patient can be selected, after which the app calculates the dosage of 26 common emergency medications. For selected medications, a dosing aid is available, which provides information on diluting the medication and shows the volume to be drawn up.

Age-adapted information on physiological standard values ​​and required material for airway management and defibrillation is also available.

Using the calculator for the Pediatric Glasgow Coma Score and the APGAR score makes it easier to calculate these values ​​correctly. An overview of the pediatric assessment triangle for the initial assessment of sick and injured children is also available.

As part of the growing FOAM scene (Free Open Access Medical Education), the Rescue Service FactSheets team follows the philosophy of providing high-quality content on the subject of rescue services and emergency medicine that is freely accessible to everyone!

The information on dosage is based on the manufacturer's specifications, the DIVI children's emergency card, the "Recommendations for dosage in pediatric emergency medicine" of the Auf der Bult Children's and Youth Hospital and the S2k guideline "Medication safety in pediatric emergencies".

This app is aimed at staff who are involved in the care of pediatric emergency patients (e.g. rescue service personnel, doctors, emergency room staff, firefighters, etc.).