60 Seconds to Survival: A Pilot Study of a Disaster Triage Video Game for Prehospital Providers

• 2017

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• Mark Cicero; Travis Whitfill; Kevin Munjal; Manu Madhok; Maria Carmen Diaz; Daniel Scherzer
PMID: 29136270DOI: https://doi.org/10.5055/ajdm.2017.0263

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This study compared the effectiveness of a video game called "60 Seconds to Survival" in improving disaster triage accuracy among emergency medical service (EMS) providers against a control group. Participants played the game and then underwent live simulations. The intervention group showed a significant improvement in accuracy after playing the game, while the control group did not. However, there was no significant difference in improvement between the two groups, possibly due to the small sample size. Further research is needed to assess the game's impact with a larger group and to enhance the game itself.

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Hazards: Trauma; Violence

Audiences: Emergency Managers; EMS Clinicians

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Collection: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Disaster Planning; Disasters; Emergency Medical Services; Triage; Video Games; Patient Simulation; Mass Casualty Incidents; Disaster Medicine; Emergency Responders

Institutions: Yale University; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Children's Minnesota; Nemours Children's Health; Nationwide Children's Hospital

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