High Fidelity Simulation vs Standard Teaching Training of Cardiac Resuscitation

Summary

High fidelity Simulation has spread from anesthesiology to other disciplines such as internal medicine, pediatrics, and emergency medicine . Over the past decade, the use of simulation in medical education has increased exponentially. The term ''simulation'' spans a wide variety of formats, from the low-tech actor portraying a standardized patient to high-fidelity mannequin-based human patient simulation (HPS). HPS is able of both simulating realistic patient encounters and giving real-time, physiologically accurate feedback. Studies thus far show that use of simulation in training medical students and residents is helpful in strengthening students' knowledge and in evaluating their performance. Students appreciate simulation-based education as ''an opportunity to learn new skills in a safe environment .

Conditions

• Cardiac Arrest

Interventions

DEVICE

Laerdal®

simulation- based educational intervention

BEHAVIORAL

huma patient based training

Students randomized to receive simulation training .The mannequin Siman 3G laerdal® displays multiple physiologic and pharmacologic responses. Three volunteers were involved in the scenario while the others were observers through an audiovisual projection. Students participating in the scenario were given 15 minutes to evaluate and manage a 60-year-old man with a known history of coronary artery disease and diabetes who presented to the emergency department with chest pain revealing an acute ST elevation myocardial infarction complicated by ventricular fibrillation. Students were required to recognize and manage ventricular fibrillation when the patient became pulseless and unresponsive. After performing the simulation, the entire group was convened for debriefing of the case.

BEHAVIORAL

traditionally teaching

Control group students received a traditional course using slides during 60 minutes about the management of cardio pulmonary resuscitation according to the latest recommendations of the AHA. This course is offered by the same trainer who participated in the simulation session. Students were free to ask questions as the progress of education. The same educational objectives were treated with the two groups.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Monastir

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Hamdi Boubaker, MD · Emergency Department , university Hospital of Monastir 5000 TUNISIA

• Mohamed habib GRISSA, MD · Emergency Department , university Hospital of Monastir 5000 TUNISIA

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

30 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2014-01-31

Primary Completion

2015-08-31

Completion

2015-09-30

Countries

• Tunisia

Study Locations