Non-technical skills in pre-hospital care in the Czech Republic: a prospective multicentric observational study (NTS study).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-technical skills (NTS) are important for the proper functioning of emergency medical ambulance crews but have hardly been researched in the conditions of clinical pre-hospital care. The primary objective of this study, therefore, is to describe the use of NTS in practice. The secondary objective is to compare if the performance of NTS varies according to the type of case.

Methods

In this multicentric observational study the modified Team Emergency Assessment Measure (TEAM) score was used to assess the performed NTS of two or more crews on site. The evaluation consisted of leadership, teamwork and task management, rated by a field supervisor. The study observations took place in real clinical pre-hospital emergency medical cases when two or more crews were disp

SUBMITTER: Peran D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9107236 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature