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Dennis Ren1,2, Kristen Breslin1,2, Tress Goodwin1,2
1Emergency Medicine, https://ror.org/03wa2q724Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
Objective:
Evaluate and improve the accuracy of disaster triage decisions for pediatric patients among clinicians of various training levels using the Sort, Assess, Life-Saving Intervention, Treatment/Transport (SALT) triage system.
Methods:
We used an online pediatric disaster triage module to evaluate and improve accuracy of triage decisions. During a pre- and post-test activity, participants triaged 20 fictional patients. Between activities, participants completed a didactic covering concepts of disaster triage, SALT triage, and pediatric limitations of triage systems. We assessed accuracy and improvement with non-parametric tests.
Results:
There were 48 participants: 27 pediatric emergency medicine attendings (56%), 9 pediatric emergency medicine fellows (19%), 12 pediatric residents (25%). The median (interquartile range [IQR]) pre-test percent accuracy across all participants was 75 (IQR 65-85). Attendings scored higher than residents 80 (IQR 73-88) compared to 60 (IQR 55-65, P < 0.01) but not significantly higher than fellows 75 (IQR 70-85, P = 0.6). For the 44 participants who completed both the pre- and post-test, median score significantly improved from 75 (65-85) to 80 (75-90), P < 0.01.
Conclusions:
The accuracy of triage decisions varies at different training levels. An online module can deliver just-in-time triage training and improve accuracy of triage decisions for pediatric patients, especially among pediatric residents.
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