Evaluation of a novel simulation method of teaching B-lines: hand ultrasound with a wet foam dressing material.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching A- and B-lines, and lung sliding with a novel simulation methods using hand ultrasound.

Methods

All subjects enrolled were medical school students who were novices in lung ultrasound. All subjects attended a 20-minute lecture about lung ultrasound using simulated video clips of A-lines, B-lines, and lung sliding; and then a 20-minute post-test was administered. The post-test included questions on the presence or absence of A-lines, B-lines, and lung sliding using a random mixture of 20 real video clips and 20 simulated video clips created by using hand ultrasound with or without foam dressing materials. A Wilcoxon signed rank test was used to compare the scores of A-lines, B-lines, and lung sliding

SUBMITTER: Lee KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5052869 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature