Does simulated training improve medical students’ knowledge on cardiac life support? A study comparing simulated versus traditional teaching at the International Medical University
- Author:
Thiruselvi Subramaniam
;
Rosalind Chi Neo Loo
;
Sangeetha Poovaneswaran
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
basic life support (BLS), cardiac life support;
(CLS);
cardiac resuscitation;
mega codes;
simulation;
manikins
- From:International e-Journal of Science, Medicine and Education
2014;8(3):4-8
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Background: At the International Medical University
(IMU), a half day cardiac life support teaching session
was provided to fourth year medical students which
included training on the use of the defibrillator machine,
how to handle cardiac or respiratory arrest and drugs
used for resuscitation. A new CLS (cardiac life support)
training session was introduced and increased to a oneday
course where students were given practical training
first, which included 5 stations (airway equipment,
mega codes, drugs for resuscitation, defibrillator use and
cardiac rhythm identification) , MCQ (multiple choice
questions) test and a mega code (practical)assessment.
Objective: To evaluate the students’ knowledge on
cardiac resuscitation after a change in the delivery of the
cardiac life support training (CLS).
Methodology: Group I, consisted of 82 students taught
using the traditional teaching and Group II consisted
of 77 students taught using hands on simulation. The
students in both groups had an online manual to read
prior to the session, were given an identical written
exam six months after the CLS training. Group II,
however, had an online pre-test.
Results: There was a statistical difference in the final
mean marks between the two groups with group II
scoring higher (67.3) than group 1 (62.1). No significant
marks difference was noted between male and female
students for both the cohorts.
Conclusion: There is a significant difference in medical
students’ knowledge when cardiac life support is taught
using simulation. IMU has adopted the new teaching
method with simulated training for the cardiac life
support courses with plans to implement higher fidelity
and technology to the existing simulated teaching in
other areas of medicine.
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