Validation of a Simulation-Based Resuscitation Curriculum for Maternal Cardiac Arrest.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the knowledge, skills, and self-efficacy of health care participants completing a simulation-based blended learning training curriculum on managing maternal medical emergencies and maternal cardiac arrest (Obstetric Life Support).

Methods

A formative assessment of the Obstetric Life Support curriculum was performed with a prehospital cohort comprising emergency medical services professionals and a hospital-based cohort comprising health care professionals who work primarily in hospital or urgent care settings and respond to maternal medical emergencies. The training consisted of self-guided precourse work and an instructor-led simulation course using a customized low-fidelity simulator. Baseline and postcourse assessments included multiple-choice cognitiv

SUBMITTER: Shields AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10697368 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature