Simulation helps refine new medical guidelines ANI | Updated: Jan 29, 2021 08:44 IST Washington [US], January 29 (ANI): A new study from UT Southwestern's Department of Pediatrics has revealed that a viable way to quickly refine and educate new medical guidelines and educate hospital staff in new procedures is through simulation. The findings published recently in the journal Pediatric Quality and Safety and originally shaped around new COVID-19-related pediatric resuscitation procedures at UTSW and Children's Health, could eventually be used to help implement other types of guidelines at medical centres nationwide. For decades, U.S. hospitals have used the same standard procedures for CPR and intubation. But when the COVID-19 pandemic began early last year, some details of these procedures needed to change explains Blake E. Nichols, M.D., assistant professor of paediatrics at UTSW and a critical care physician at Children's Health.