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Elizabeth D Rosenman¹, Aurora J Dixon², Jessica M Webb²

¹Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

|July 18, 2017

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This study developed a new method to measure team situational awareness (TSA) in emergency medicine teams using simulation. The novel TSA measure correlated with team clinical performance, offering a feasible assessment approach.

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Area of Science:

Medical Simulation
Teamwork and Cognition
Emergency Medicine

Background:

Team situational awareness (TSA) is crucial for effective decision-making in high-pressure environments like emergency medicine.
Current methods for measuring TSA in simulations are often suboptimal.
Developing accurate TSA measurement tools is essential for improving team performance.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and evaluate a novel approach for measuring TSA in interprofessional emergency medicine teams.
To assess the validity and feasibility of the new TSA measurement method in a simulation setting.

Main Methods:

A multicenter, prospective, simulation-based observational study was conducted with interprofessional emergency medical teams.
Teams completed a simulated resuscitation scenario, followed by TSA, shared understanding, and leader effectiveness measures.
Simulations were recorded and coded for team performance; correlations between TSA and other variables were analyzed.

Main Results:

A total of 41 three-person teams (123 participants) were studied.
The novel TSA measure demonstrated a mean agreement of 0.61 (±0.17) and ranged from 0.19 to 0.9.
TSA significantly correlated with team clinical performance but not with shared understanding, leader effectiveness, or team experience.

Conclusions:

The study presents a feasible method for simulation-based TSA assessment in interdisciplinary emergency teams.
This approach addresses limitations of prior measures and is suitable for dynamic, uncertain situations.
Further research is needed to explore cognitive processes at individual, team, and system levels.