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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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 November 2013

Hamidreza Aghababaeian ,
Soheila Sedaghat ,
Noorallah Tahery ,
Ali Sadeghi Moghaddam ,
Mohammad Maniei ,
Nosrat Bahrami  and
Ladan Araghi Ahvazi
Hamidreza Aghababaeian
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine and Nursing, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, Iran Abadan College of Medical Sciences. Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Soheila Sedaghat*
Affiliation:
Abadan College of Medical Sciences. Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Noorallah Tahery
Affiliation:
Abadan College of Medical Sciences. Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Ali Sadeghi Moghaddam
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine and Nursing, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, Iran
Mohammad Maniei
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine and Nursing, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, Iran
Nosrat Bahrami
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine and Nursing, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, Iran
Ladan Araghi Ahvazi
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine and Nursing, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, Iran
*
Correspondence: Soheila Sedaghat, MSc Abadan College of Medical Sciences Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences Golestan Boulevard Ahvaz, Iran E-mail hamidaghababaeian@gmail.com
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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.

AghababaeianH, SedaghatS, TaheryN, Sadeghi MoghaddamA, ManieiM, BahramiN, Araghi AhvaziL. 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. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2013;28(6):1-5.

Keywords

educational videoemergencyrole-playingtriage
Type
Original Research
Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 28 , Issue 6 , December 2013 , pp. 605 - 609
Copyright
Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2013 

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