Open AccessDeveloping a Simulation-Based Training Program for the Prehospital Professionals and Students on the Management of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
Author(s) -
Melih Elçin,
Arif Onan,
Orhan Odabaşı,
Melahat Saylam,
Hasan İlhan,
P. Daylan Kockaya,
Ilker Gurcuoglu,
Yavuz Uckuyu,
Duygu Cengiz,
Osman Arıkan Nacar
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
simulation in healthcare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.685
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1559-713X
pISSN - 1559-2332
DOI - 10.1097/sih.0000000000000198
Subject(s) - preparedness , personal protective equipment , medical emergency , medicine , baseline (sea) , emergency medical services , emergency management , medical education , training (meteorology) , first responder , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , covid-19 , oceanography , pathology , political science , law , geology , physics , meteorology
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is a major global health threat. Prehospital professionals face the risk of infection as they work to save lives. They should be made aware of the disease and be prepared to handle such cases. The aims of our study are to develop a training program about the prehospital management of a MERS case using standardized patient (SP) scenarios, to evaluate the awareness and preparedness of the participants about MERS, and to evaluate the effectiveness of this training.