Randomized Controlled Trial of High-Fidelity Patient Simulators Compared to Actor Patients in a Pandemic Influenza Drill Scenario

• 2010

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• David Wallace; Brian Gillett; Brian Wright; Jessica Stetz; Bonnie Arquilla
PMID: 20398993DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2010.02.026

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This study compares actor victims versus robotic patient simulators in hospital disaster drills to assess provider resource burden during surges. A randomized controlled trial during an influenza disaster drill showed that procedures took longer on simulator patients. For example, the time to provide a definitive airway, initiate vasopressors, and time to disposition were significantly longer with simulators. The study, recorded and scored independently, highlighted the benefits of using simulator patients to create more realistic challenges and evaluate disaster preparedness accurately. High-fidelity simulator patients can better approximate real-world scenarios and improve response readiness.

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Focus Areas: Everyday Emergency; Infectious Disease

Audiences: Emergency Managers; EMS Clinicians; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Computer Simulation; Critical Care; Critical Illness; Disaster Planning; Disease Outbreaks; Emergency Medical Services; Influenza, Human; Manikins; Reference Standards; Patient Simulation; Statistics, Nonparametric; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Emergency Service, Hospital

Institutions: New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation

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