The Influence of Human Factors Training in Air Rescue Service on Patient Safety in Hospitals: Results of an Online Survey
<b>Background</b>: Air rescue crew members work equally in aviation and medicine, and thus occupy an important interface between the two work environments of aviation and medicine. The aim of this study was to obtain responses from participants to a validated online-based questionnaire r...
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| author | Christian von Rüden Andre Ewers Andreas Brand Sven Hungerer Christoph J. Erichsen Philipp Dahlmann Daniel Werner |
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| description | <b>Background</b>: Air rescue crew members work equally in aviation and medicine, and thus occupy an important interface between the two work environments of aviation and medicine. The aim of this study was to obtain responses from participants to a validated online-based questionnaire regarding whether hospitals may benefit from the commitment of a medical hospital staff which is also professionally involved in the aviation system as emergency physicians and Helicopter Emergency Medical Services Technical Crew Members (HEMS TC). Furthermore, it focused on the question of whether the skills acquired through Crew Resource Management (CRM) training in the air rescue service might also be used in the ground-based rescue service and, if so, whether they may have a positive effect. <b>Methods</b>: Medical air rescue staff of 37 German air rescue stations was included. Between 27 November 2020 and 03 March 2021, 253 out of 621 employees (response rate: 40.7%) participated voluntarily in a validated anonymized online survey. A quantitative test procedure was performed using the modified questionnaire on teamwork and patient safety (German version). <b>Results</b>: The examination and interpretation of the internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha) resulted in the following reliabilities: Factor I (Cooperation): α = 0.707 (good); Factor II (Human factors): α = 0.853 (very good); Factor III (Communication): α = 0.657 (acceptable); and Factor IV (Safety): α = 0.620 (acceptable). Factor analysis explained 53.1% of the variance. <b>Conclusions</b>: The medical clinicians participating in this online survey believed that the skills they learned in human factors training such as CRM are helpful in their daily routine work in hospitals or other medical facilities, as well as in their ground-based rescue service activities. These findings may result in the recommendation to make CRM available on a regular to the medical staff in all medical facilities and also to ground-based rescue service staff aiming to increase patient safety and employee satisfaction. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1e2ddffaba7648d18dd44dbe05430bfd2023-11-30T23:25:39ZengMDPI AGMedicines2305-63202022-12-01101210.3390/medicines10010002The Influence of Human Factors Training in Air Rescue Service on Patient Safety in Hospitals: Results of an Online SurveyChristian von Rüden0Andre Ewers1Andreas Brand2Sven Hungerer3Christoph J. Erichsen4Philipp Dahlmann5Daniel Werner6Department of Trauma Surgery, BG Unfallklinik Murnau, 82418 Murnau, GermanyInstitute of Nursing Science and Practice, Paracelsus Medical University, 5020 Salzburg, AustriaInstitute for Biomechanics, BG Unfallklinik Murnau, 82418 Murnau, GermanyDepartment of Trauma Surgery, BG Unfallklinik Murnau, 82418 Murnau, GermanyDepartment of Trauma Surgery, BG Unfallklinik Murnau, 82418 Murnau, GermanyCenter for Academic Further Education, Deggendorf Institute of Technology, 94469 Deggendorf, GermanyDepartment of Anesthesiology, LMU Klinikum, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 80539 Munich, Germany<b>Background</b>: Air rescue crew members work equally in aviation and medicine, and thus occupy an important interface between the two work environments of aviation and medicine. The aim of this study was to obtain responses from participants to a validated online-based questionnaire regarding whether hospitals may benefit from the commitment of a medical hospital staff which is also professionally involved in the aviation system as emergency physicians and Helicopter Emergency Medical Services Technical Crew Members (HEMS TC). Furthermore, it focused on the question of whether the skills acquired through Crew Resource Management (CRM) training in the air rescue service might also be used in the ground-based rescue service and, if so, whether they may have a positive effect. <b>Methods</b>: Medical air rescue staff of 37 German air rescue stations was included. Between 27 November 2020 and 03 March 2021, 253 out of 621 employees (response rate: 40.7%) participated voluntarily in a validated anonymized online survey. A quantitative test procedure was performed using the modified questionnaire on teamwork and patient safety (German version). <b>Results</b>: The examination and interpretation of the internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha) resulted in the following reliabilities: Factor I (Cooperation): α = 0.707 (good); Factor II (Human factors): α = 0.853 (very good); Factor III (Communication): α = 0.657 (acceptable); and Factor IV (Safety): α = 0.620 (acceptable). Factor analysis explained 53.1% of the variance. <b>Conclusions</b>: The medical clinicians participating in this online survey believed that the skills they learned in human factors training such as CRM are helpful in their daily routine work in hospitals or other medical facilities, as well as in their ground-based rescue service activities. These findings may result in the recommendation to make CRM available on a regular to the medical staff in all medical facilities and also to ground-based rescue service staff aiming to increase patient safety and employee satisfaction.https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6320/10/1/2patient safetycrew resource managementhuman factorsteam trainingonline surveyhelicopter emergency medical services technical crew members |
| spellingShingle | Christian von Rüden Andre Ewers Andreas Brand Sven Hungerer Christoph J. Erichsen Philipp Dahlmann Daniel Werner The Influence of Human Factors Training in Air Rescue Service on Patient Safety in Hospitals: Results of an Online Survey Medicines patient safety crew resource management human factors team training online survey helicopter emergency medical services technical crew members |
| title | The Influence of Human Factors Training in Air Rescue Service on Patient Safety in Hospitals: Results of an Online Survey |
| title_full | The Influence of Human Factors Training in Air Rescue Service on Patient Safety in Hospitals: Results of an Online Survey |
| title_fullStr | The Influence of Human Factors Training in Air Rescue Service on Patient Safety in Hospitals: Results of an Online Survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Influence of Human Factors Training in Air Rescue Service on Patient Safety in Hospitals: Results of an Online Survey |
| title_short | The Influence of Human Factors Training in Air Rescue Service on Patient Safety in Hospitals: Results of an Online Survey |
| title_sort | influence of human factors training in air rescue service on patient safety in hospitals results of an online survey |
| topic | patient safety crew resource management human factors team training online survey helicopter emergency medical services technical crew members |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6320/10/1/2 |
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