Online Medical Control for EMS: A Lecture and Case-Based Teaching Module.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The provision of real-time medical direction to emergency medical services (EMS) providers is a core skill for the emergency physician, yet it is one with a wide variability of training received within residency.

Methods

We developed a complete training module for providing online medical control to EMS providers, including two lectures, multiple case-based scenarios for practice via two-way radio, a survey of participants' self-perceived knowledge and comfort in this area, and a postmodule knowledge test. Participants completed the survey both before and after the module. The module was given during the regularly scheduled didactic conference series. There were 22 participants, some of whom were attendings and medical students.

Results

The survey respons

SUBMITTER: Tift FW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7331954 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature