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Preparing for the Surge: A Half-Day Emergency Preparedness Training Course for the “Second Front”
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Scott, Lancer A. Madden, Layne A. Wahlquist, Amy E. Fisher, Daniel W. |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Description | Purpose: Clinical disaster medicine requires providers working collaboratively to care for multiple patients, yet many clinicians lack competency-based training. A 5-hour emergency preparedness training (EPT) curriculum was created using didactics, small group discussion, and scenario-based learning. The goal was to evaluate the effect of a short course on improving clinical-provider knowledge, confidence and skill.Methods: Participants were enrolled in a medical university between 2011 and 2014. The course consisted of didactic lectures, small group exercises, and live mass-casualty training scenarios. Core competencies and performance objectives were developed by a task force and assessed via facilitator observation, pre- and posttesting, and a course evaluation.Results: A total of 708 participants were trained, including 49.9% physicians, 31.9% medical students, 7.2% nurses, and 11% allied health personnel. The average percentage of correct answers increased from 39% to 60% (P<0.01). Following didactics, trainees met 73% and 96% of small group performance objectives. Trainees also met 68.5% and 61.1% of the mass-casualty performance objectives. Average trainee self-assessment of disaster-preparedness skill improved from 36 to 73 points out of 100.Conclusion: A brief, intensive EPT course can improve the disaster knowledge and comfort level of a diverse group of clinical providers as well as foster disaster-performance skills. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2018;12:121–126) |
| Related Links | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5868427/pdf https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/3FDA9D5DADA9FE87B3411BE109DBA02C/S1935789317000301a.pdf/div-class-title-preparing-for-the-surge-a-half-day-emergency-preparedness-training-course-for-the-second-front-div.pdf |
| Ending Page | 126 |
| Page Count | 6 |
| Starting Page | 121 |
| ISSN | 19357893 |
| e-ISSN | 1938744X |
| DOI | 10.1017/dmp.2017.30 |
| Journal | Disaster medicine and public health preparedness |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Volume Number | 12 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
| Publisher Date | 2018-02-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Disaster medicine and public health preparedness Emergency Medicine Emergency Preparedness Emergency Management Disaster Medicine Medical Education |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health |
