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    • Medical Education
    • Emergency Medicine
    • Communication Science

    Background:

    • Closed-loop communication (CLC) is crucial for reducing medical errors and improving resuscitation efficiency.
    • The impact of sensory deprivation, specifically sight, on communication skills in training environments remains understudied.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate how depriving interns of sight during advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS) training affects their verbal communication patterns.
    • To assess the influence of blindfolded training on interns' confidence in resuscitation skills.

    Main Methods:

    • Interns undergoing ACLS training were randomized into two groups: blindfolded training (BT) and standard training (ST).
    • Team leaders in the BT group were blindfolded during practice but allowed sight during testing.
    • Communication patterns were analyzed from video and audio recordings, and participant confidence was surveyed pre- and post-training.

    Main Results:

    • Interns in the BT group demonstrated significantly higher frequencies of CLC (mean: 20.3 vs. 16.6), directed communication (mean: 4.3 vs. 1.5), and follower-initiated communication (mean: 12.8 vs. 10.2).
    • No significant differences were observed in clinical performance or self-reported confidence between the BT and ST groups.

    Conclusions:

    • Depriving trainees of sight during ACLS training leads to increased instances of closed-loop communication and directed communication.
    • Blindfolded training appears to be an effective method for enhancing specific communication skills in emergency medical training.