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The Impact of Full-Scale Simulation Training Based on Kolb's Learning Cycle on Medical Prehospital Emergency Teams: A
Thierry Secheresse1, Pascal Pansu, Laurent Lima
1From the Université Grenoble Alpes (T.S., P.P., L.L.), Laboratory of Research on Acquisition in Context (LaRAC), Grenoble; and Hopsim® Healthcare Simulation Center (T.S.), Metropole Savoie Hospital, Chambéry, France.
Introduction:
Using simulation to train teams in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest management is recommended to improve team effectiveness. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of a specific cardiac arrest management simulation training program inspired by the principles of Kolb's learning cycle.
Method:
All the staff in a medical prehospital emergency unit participated in this program. Both individual and team levels were evaluated: on an individual level, we assessed attitudes toward training and medical knowledge of cardiac arrest management; on a team level, we assessed team behavior during simulated cardiac arrest and learning transfer in clinical practice.
Results:
In addition to the satisfaction of the participants, the results showed a positive effect on medical knowledge and team behavior and an improvement in the management of patients suffering cardiac arrest.
Conclusions:
These findings confirm the usefulness of a simulation training program containing the 4 steps of Kolb's cycle for emergency teams.
