A tool for immediate and automated assessment of resuscitation skills for a full-scale simulator.

ABSTRACT:

Background

For performance assessment during simulation, mostly observers rate the trainees' performance using checklists. Simulator outcome may provide immediate and objective feedback to the participants but requires additional work for the accurate scenario design. High-fidelity simulators are based on physiologic models and store all changes of the simulator conditions during the scenarios and may therefore be used for the assessment of performance. In the present work, the design of a simulator script for the assessment of resuscitation skills using an Emergency Care Simulator (ECS, METI, Sarasota, Florida) is described.

Findings

A standardized resuscitation simulator script and a visual basic-based macro were programmed for the immediate and automated extraction of per

SUBMITTER: Schulz CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3260387 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature