Training and assessment of non-technical skills in Norwegian helicopter emergency services: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Deficient non-technical skills (NTS) among providers of critical care in helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) is a threat to patient and operational safety. Skills can be improved through simulation-based training and assessment. A previous study indicated that physicians underwent less frequent training compared to pilots and HEMS crew members (HCM) and that all professional groups in Norwegian HEMS received limited training in how to cope with fatigue. Since then, training initiatives and a fatigue risk management project has been initiated. Our study aimed to explore if the frequency of simulation-based training and assessment of NTS in Norwegian HEMS has changed since 2011 following these measures.

Methods

A cross-sectional web-based survey from Octobe

SUBMITTER: Rasmussen K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6323750 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature