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- Title
A Comparative Study of the Effect of Triage Training by Role-Playing and Educational Video on the Knowledge and Performance of Emergency Medical Service Staffs in Iran.
- Authors
Aghababaeian, Hamidreza; Sedaghat, Soheila; Tahery, Noorallah; Moghaddam, Ali Sadeghi; Maniei, Mohammad; Bahrami, Nosrat; Ahvazi, Ladan Araghi
- Abstract
Introduction: Educating emergency medical staffs in triage skills is an important aspect of disaster preparedness. The aim of the study was to compare the effect of role-playing and educational video presentation on the learning and performance of the emergency medical service staffs in Khozestan, Iran . Methods: A total of 144 emergency technicians were randomly classified into two groups. A researcher trained the first group using an educational video method and the second group with a role-playing method. Data were collected before, immediately, and 15 days after training using a questionnaire covering the three domains of demographic information, triage knowledge, and triage performance. The data were analyzed using defined knowledge and performance parameters. Results: There was no significant difference between the two training methods on performance and immediate knowledge (P= .2), lasting knowledge (P=.05) and immediate performance (P = .35), but there was a statistical advantage for the role-playing method on lasting performance (P = .02). Conclusion: The two educational methods equally increase knowledge and performance, but the role-playing method may have a more desirable and lasting effect on performance.
- Publication
Prehospital & Disaster Medicine, 2013, Vol 28, Issue 6, p605
- ISSN
1049-023X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S1049023X13008911