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ArticleBMC emergency medicine2025

Evaluating the effect of a scenario-based pre-hospital trauma management training course on the knowledge and clinical skills of emergency medical service students.

Mehdi Beyrami Jam, Yousof Akbari Shahrestanaki, Zahra Arjeini, Razie Alipour

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Mehdi Beyrami JamDepartment of Health in Emergency and Disaster, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Yousof Akbari ShahrestanakiSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Zahra ArjeiniDepartment of Pre-Hospital Medical Emergencies, School of Paramedical, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Razie AlipourSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran. razie.alipour72@gmail.com.

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introductionImplementing innovative educational methods is crucial for enhancing emergency technicians' knowledge and skills in providing fundamental care for trauma patients. This study aims to assess the impact of a scenario-based pre-hospital trauma management (PHTM) course on the knowledge and skill level of emergency medical system (EMS) students in Iran.

methodsThis semi-experimental, single-group pre-test-post-test study involved 25 emergency medical students participated in the PHTM training course. The students underwent two days of training (6 h per day) in a simulated, scenario-based environment across 5 stations, using realistic patients. The PHTM course knowledge assessment tool and a standard clinical skills checklist were used to collect data before and after the intervention.

resultsThe results revealed that EMS students had an average level of trauma knowledge and clinical skills before the PHTM course, which significant improved to a desirable level after the intervention(P = 0.0001). The average skill level increased from 57.44 before the intervention to 122.24 afterward. The results also demonstrated that the interventions significantly improved students' skill levels in various PHTM domains, including trauma patient assessment, spinal motion restriction for sitting and lying positions, immobilization of injured long bones and joints, application of a traction splint, bleeding control and shock treatment, airway management, and ventilation/endotracheal intubation skills(P = 0.0001).

conclusionThe findings of this study indicate that scenario-based and simulated training methods, as applied in the PHTM workshop, are effective in improving emergency medical students' knowledge and clinical skills for managing trauma patients.

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Clinical CompetenceEmergency Medical ServicesEmergency Medical TechniciansEmergency MedicineSimulation TrainingStudents, MedicalWounds and InjuriesAdultEducational MeasurementFemaleHumansIranMaleYoung AdultEMS studentScenario-based learningTrauma management

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