ICalled-DIY Device for Hands-On and Low-Cost Adapted Emergency Call Learning: A Simulation Study.

ABSTRACT: Objective: To assess the efficacy of a low-cost, Do-It-Yourself training material for emergency call simulation training, compared to a more traditional approach. Methods: A quasi-experimental design without pre-test was used. A final sample of 762 schoolchildren, aged three to twelve years, received two training programmes. The control group (C-G) received training using an adult dummy and an authentic smartphone (336 schoolchildren). The experimental group (ICall-G) was trained using a stuffed toy and the ICalled-DIY device, a low-cost simulation consisting of three sheets of paper held together by a ring that simulates a smartphone. The 20 min training was delivered by a nurse using a didactic-demonstration-simulation methodology. The evaluation consisted of a simulation s

SUBMITTER: Castro-Alonso L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11941231 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature