The Effect of Training on the Quality of Patient Handoff from Emergency Medical Technicians to the Emergency Department of the Surgical Emergency Center: A Quasi-Experimental Study
Introduction: Poor reporting during patient handoff from emergency medical technicians to the emergency department can threaten patients’ safety. This study aimed to determine the effect of training on the quality of patient handoff from emergency medical technicians to the emergency department of t...
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| description | Introduction: Poor reporting during patient handoff from emergency medical technicians to the emergency department can threaten patients’ safety. This study aimed to determine the effect of training on the quality of patient handoff from emergency medical technicians to the emergency department of the surgical emergency center.Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted at Shahid Rajaee Surgical Emergency Center in Shiraz, Iran. The study sample included 80 emergency medical technicians with a mean age of 31.12±6.2 years, who were selected by simple random sampling and divided into two experimental and control groups by permuted block randomization. Data were collected by observing the handoff of three patients by each technician before and after the intervention with a rating scale developed by the researchers. The intervention consisted of a 4-hour training workshop about principles of patient reporting and handoff for emergency medical technicians. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics, chi-square, independent, and paired sample t-tests using SPSS version 20. The significance level was less than 0.05.Results: After the intervention, the mean score of patient handoff quality in the experimental group (29.94±2.73) compared to before the intervention (24.58±3.38, P<0.001) and compared to the control group (23.94±2.83, P<0.001) was significantly higher.Conclusion: The findings showed that reporting training to emergency medical technicians can help to improve the quality of their patients’ handoff to emergency departments. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-36c06159c806468d8eabb5cd2d2605692024-02-15T19:58:41ZfasShiraz University of Medical Sciencesمجله علوم پزشکی صدرا2322-43392024-01-01121758310.30476/smsj.2024.100119.144349850The Effect of Training on the Quality of Patient Handoff from Emergency Medical Technicians to the Emergency Department of the Surgical Emergency Center: A Quasi-Experimental StudyAfsane Abdollahzade Sarvestani0Zahra Khademian1Zahra Molazem2MSc in Medical-Surgical Nursing, Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranCommunity Based Psychiatric Care Research Center, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranDepartment of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranIntroduction: Poor reporting during patient handoff from emergency medical technicians to the emergency department can threaten patients’ safety. This study aimed to determine the effect of training on the quality of patient handoff from emergency medical technicians to the emergency department of the surgical emergency center.Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted at Shahid Rajaee Surgical Emergency Center in Shiraz, Iran. The study sample included 80 emergency medical technicians with a mean age of 31.12±6.2 years, who were selected by simple random sampling and divided into two experimental and control groups by permuted block randomization. Data were collected by observing the handoff of three patients by each technician before and after the intervention with a rating scale developed by the researchers. The intervention consisted of a 4-hour training workshop about principles of patient reporting and handoff for emergency medical technicians. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics, chi-square, independent, and paired sample t-tests using SPSS version 20. The significance level was less than 0.05.Results: After the intervention, the mean score of patient handoff quality in the experimental group (29.94±2.73) compared to before the intervention (24.58±3.38, P<0.001) and compared to the control group (23.94±2.83, P<0.001) was significantly higher.Conclusion: The findings showed that reporting training to emergency medical technicians can help to improve the quality of their patients’ handoff to emergency departments.https://smsj.sums.ac.ir/article_49850_8dadc480bdb877cbc1e7d798d876143d.pdfeducationemergency medical servicesemergency medical technicianspatient handofftrauma centers |
| spellingShingle | Afsane Abdollahzade Sarvestani Zahra Khademian Zahra Molazem The Effect of Training on the Quality of Patient Handoff from Emergency Medical Technicians to the Emergency Department of the Surgical Emergency Center: A Quasi-Experimental Study مجله علوم پزشکی صدرا education emergency medical services emergency medical technicians patient handoff trauma centers |
| title | The Effect of Training on the Quality of Patient Handoff from Emergency Medical Technicians to the Emergency Department of the Surgical Emergency Center: A Quasi-Experimental Study |
| title_full | The Effect of Training on the Quality of Patient Handoff from Emergency Medical Technicians to the Emergency Department of the Surgical Emergency Center: A Quasi-Experimental Study |
| title_fullStr | The Effect of Training on the Quality of Patient Handoff from Emergency Medical Technicians to the Emergency Department of the Surgical Emergency Center: A Quasi-Experimental Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of Training on the Quality of Patient Handoff from Emergency Medical Technicians to the Emergency Department of the Surgical Emergency Center: A Quasi-Experimental Study |
| title_short | The Effect of Training on the Quality of Patient Handoff from Emergency Medical Technicians to the Emergency Department of the Surgical Emergency Center: A Quasi-Experimental Study |
| title_sort | effect of training on the quality of patient handoff from emergency medical technicians to the emergency department of the surgical emergency center a quasi experimental study |
| topic | education emergency medical services emergency medical technicians patient handoff trauma centers |
| url | https://smsj.sums.ac.ir/article_49850_8dadc480bdb877cbc1e7d798d876143d.pdf |
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