Renganathan L, Datta K, Seth A, Sethi N, Kanitkar M. Off-site simulation-based training on management of postpartum hemorrhage amongst final-year medical students.
Med J Armed Forces India 2022;
78:S152-S157. [PMID:
36147387 PMCID:
PMC9485733 DOI:
10.1016/j.mjafi.2020.05.006]
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Abstract
Background
Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is an obstetric emergency, and training of health-care providers for early diagnosis and intervention improves morbidity and mortality. Regular simulation-based training modules are conducted in our institute for health-care providers. The objective of this study was to assess the final-year medical students on their subjective improvement in the management of PPH after an off-site simulation-based training which was conducted after a conventional lecture.
Methods
A survey was administered on medical students and their subjective retrospective analysis of both pre and post off-site simulation was collected. The survey was analyzed, and results were formulated.
Results
Forty-six students completed the survey. Although students felt their confidence level in enumerating the steps in management of PPH less than 50% before the drill, it increased to 70% after the drill. The confidence of the students in carrying out the procedures of PPH also increased. The results showed a considerable subjective improvement in skill and cognitive enhancement after an off-site simulation-based training. There was a significant improvement in the pre and postsimulation training scores in the test. The faculty felt that there was an enhancement in learning after the simulation training.
Conclusion
Off-site simulation of an emergency condition improves both knowledge and skill in students.
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