Develop trauma simulation training with objective automated evaluation, undergraduate inclusion, combined fidelity levels, and pre-hospital settings¶

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Evidence · 5 claims (3 for, 2 mixed) · 1 study (1 review), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 5 claims rest on one study

Description¶

Based on the gaps identified in its scoping review, the article recommends several directions for trauma training design: developing automated, objective evaluation that uses information simulators can gather directly; including trauma training in medical students' education; classifying simulation modalities by training focus; and including pre-hospital settings. The review states that objective information from simulations "provides high-quality feedback, which allows them to see the impact of their actions during the simulation", supporting skill learning and performance.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Simulation methods must be prepared to gather the information necessary for automated evaluation of trainee performance

Constraints¶

• The review notes the search was limited to English-language articles published from 2010 onwards and to certain simulation terms, which may not have gathered a complete representation of trauma training

Target Learners¶

• medical students
• residents
• paramedics and pre-hospital personnel

Target Learning Goals¶

• trauma management technical and non-technical skills
• objective performance evaluation

Affordances¶

• Fidelity Classification Clinical Simulators

Claims¶

• The review reports, citing prior studies, that high-fidelity simulators show no important long-term advantage over low-fidelity simulators [~W]
• Only 20% of simulation-based trauma training studies targeted medical students during undergraduate training [+W]
• Almost no trauma simulation studies used automated evaluation; checklists and questionnaires dominated assessment [+W]
• High-fidelity mannequins were the most used simulation method in trauma training courses (51.4%) [~W]
• Trauma simulation training focused more on hospital than pre-hospital environments [+W]

Related Strategies¶

• Conduct well-blinded randomized controlled trials of high-fidelity computer-based simulations, including evaluations at behaviour and results levels and of affective-domain outcomes

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Larraga-García, B., Quintana-Díaz, M., & Gutiérrez, Á. (2022). Simulation-Based Education in Trauma Management: A Scoping Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(20). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013546