dc.contributor.author | Dragset, Erik | |
dc.contributor.author | Blix, Sigurd Wisborg | |
dc.contributor.author | Melau, Jørgen | |
dc.contributor.author | Wilson, Thomas | |
dc.contributor.author | Lund-Kordahl, Inger | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-02-16T11:28:39Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-02-16T11:28:39Z | |
dc.date.created | 2023-06-15T13:50:49Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1935-7893 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3118143 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background:
The aim of this study was to train and assess firefighters’ skill attainment in the use of tourniquets, and to assess their skill retention after 3 mo. The purpose is to show if firefighters can successfully apply a tourniquet after a short course based on the Norwegian national recommendation for civil prehospital tourniquet use.
Methods:
This is a prospective experimental study. The study population were firefighters, and the inclusion criterion was any on-duty firefighter. The first phase consisted of baseline precourse testing (T1), a 45-min course, followed by immediate retesting (T2). The second phase consisted of retesting of skill retention after 3 mo (T3).
Results:
A total of 109 participants at T1, 105 at T2, and 62 participants at T3. The firefighters achieved a higher proportion of successful tourniquet applications at T2 (91.4%; 96 of 105) as well as T3 (87.1%; 54 of 62) compared with 50.5% at T1 (55 of 109) (P = 0.009). Mean application time was 59.6 s (55.1-64.2) in T1, 34.9 s (33.3-36.6) in T2 and 37.7 s (33.9-41.4) in T3.
Conclusion:
A sample of firefighters can successfully apply a tourniquet after a 45-min course based on the 2019 Norwegian recommendation for civil prehospital tourniquet use. Skill retention after 3 mo was satisfactory for both successful application and application time. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.rights | Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no | * |
dc.title | Assessing Firefighters' Tourniquet Skill Attainment and Retention: A Controlled Simulation-Based Experiment | en_US |
dc.title.alternative | Assessing Firefighters' Tourniquet Skill Attainment and Retention: A Controlled Simulation-Based Experiment | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
dc.source.volume | 17 | en_US |
dc.source.journal | Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1017/dmp.2023.68 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 2154901 | |
cristin.ispublished | true | |
cristin.fulltext | original | |
cristin.qualitycode | 1 | |