Open AccessMore than experience: a post-task reflection intervention among team members enhances performance in student teams confronted with a simulated resuscitation task—a prospective randomised trial
Author(s) -
Patrizia Kündig,
Franziska Tschan,
Norbert K. Semmer,
Camille Morgenthaler,
Jasmin Zimmermann,
Eliane Holzer,
Simon Huber,
Sabina Hunziker,
Stephan Marsch
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
bmj simulation and technology enhanced learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2056-6697
DOI - 10.1136/bmjstel-2018-000395
Subject(s) - task (project management) , resuscitation , session (web analytics) , medicine , post hoc analysis , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , randomized controlled trial , medical emergency , psychology , physical therapy , emergency medicine , computer science , engineering , systems engineering , world wide web
Teams that regularly step back from action and deliberately reflect on their performance and strategies show higher performance. Ad hoc emergency teams with changing team composition cannot develop such habits but may engage in short postaction reflection to discuss shortcomings of past performance and potential adaptations of their strategies for future similar tasks. This study aimed to test the effect of a short postaction self-led reflective team briefing on resuscitation performance in a simulator setting in terms of three performance parameters: hands-on time, coordination between chest compression and ventilation, and defibrillation.