Archives of Trauma Research

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Year
: 2020  |  Volume : 9  |  Issue : 2  |  Page : 81--86

Promotion of knowledge, skill, and performance of emergency medical technicians in prehospital care of traumatic patients: An action-research study


Javad Dehghannezhad1, Farzad Rahmani2, Rouzbeh Rajaei Ghafouri3, Hadi Hassankhani4, Abbas Dadashzadeh1, Zhilla Heydarpoor Damanabad5 
1 Road Traffic Injury Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
2 Department of Emergency Medicine, Sina Medical Research and Training Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
3 Department of Emergency Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
4 Center of Qualitative Studies, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
5 Department of Pediatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, East Azerbaijan Province, Tabriz, Iran

Correspondence Address:
Zhilla Heydarpoor Damanabad
Department of Medical-Surgical, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, South Shariati Street, Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province
Iran

Background: Annually, there is a high rate of mortality due to trauma. Prehospital emergency personnel are the first caregivers present beside trauma patients, and their dexterity to take care of trauma patients is of great significance in the vast majority of patients' survival. Materials and Methods: This study was action research with the participation of 125 prehospital emergency personnel from May 2016 to December 2018 in five stages (observation, reflection, planning, action, and evaluation) in Iran. Knowledge, skills, and performance of personnel were assessed before and after the action. Data collection tools included knowledge questionnaire and PERFECT skill assessment checklist by Objective Structured Clinical Examination method and researcher-made checklist for performance. Data were analyzed using SPSS-21 software. Results: The findings indicated that 67.82% and 84.4% of prehospital emergency staff have median to low knowledge and expertise in respect to trauma care, respectively. Their performance of necessary measurements for trauma patients was poor prior to training. There was a significant difference between the mean knowledge, skills, and performance of medical emergency technicians before and after the training course (P = 0.00). Conclusions: Participation of beneficiaries in planning for trauma patient's care is helpful. Establishment of prehospital trauma life support training in the medical emergency, training curriculum, and its instruction to prehospital emergency personnel while serving in trauma care will be of great benefit.


How to cite this article:
Dehghannezhad J, Rahmani F, Ghafouri RR, Hassankhani H, Dadashzadeh A, Damanabad ZH. Promotion of knowledge, skill, and performance of emergency medical technicians in prehospital care of traumatic patients: An action-research study.Arch Trauma Res 2020;9:81-86


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Dehghannezhad J, Rahmani F, Ghafouri RR, Hassankhani H, Dadashzadeh A, Damanabad ZH. Promotion of knowledge, skill, and performance of emergency medical technicians in prehospital care of traumatic patients: An action-research study. Arch Trauma Res [serial online] 2020 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];9:81-86
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