Training of Medical Students for Mass Casualty Incidents Using Table-Top Gamification

"Table-top" exercises can improve knowledge and skills related to mass casualty incidents (MCIs) with little logistical efforts. We aim to evaluate the learning process of 5th year medical school students related to MCI response using table-top simulation and measure their methodology perc...

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Published in:Disaster medicine and public health preparedness 2023-01, Vol.17, p.e255-e255, Article e255
Main Authors: Castro Delgado, Rafael, Fernández García, Lucía, Cernuda Martínez, José Antonio, Cuartas Álvarez, Tatiana, Arcos González, Pedro
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Decision making
Gamification
Humans
Learning
Mass Casualty Incidents
Original Research
Perception
Preventive medicine
Schools
Students
Students, Medical
Teaching
Training
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Summary:"Table-top" exercises can improve knowledge and skills related to mass casualty incidents (MCIs) with little logistical efforts. We aim to evaluate the learning process of 5th year medical school students related to MCI response using table-top simulation and measure their methodology perception. A theoretical part plus an MCI simulation board exercise was organized. Knowledge pretest and 1 mo after posttest was scored, and an assessment questionnaire with 27 questions with a Likert-type scale with 3 dimensions: methodology, knowledge acquisition, and skills acquisition was administered. Students did not receive any written or training material between pretest and posttest. A total of 108 (80%) completed the evaluation questionnaire, pretest, and posttest. For the pretest, average grade was 4.25 (SD = 1.71) and 42% passed, and for the posttest, average grade was 8.33 (SD = 1.28) and 97 % pass ( < 0.0001). All variables measuring methodology perception scored more than 8, except for the duration of the exercise (7.3). Most knowledge acquisition scored above 9. Self-perception skill acquisition scores were slightly lower, although all above 7. "Table-top" methodology is useful for acquiring knowledge and skills related to MCI response. Retention of knowledge is very high. Students consider that this methodology can be very useful for medical studies. Active or nonactive role is a factor that only influences final results in specific items.
ISSN:1935-7893
1938-744X
DOI:10.1017/dmp.2022.206