Standardization of Ambulance Equipment

David Peran

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Safety Issues

Treatments: Procedure: Needle decompression of tension pneumothorax; Procedure: Securing intravenous line; Procedure: Administration of oxygen; Procedure: Administration of drug in a nebulizer; Procedure: Administration of IV drug

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04774900

ZZSHMP_002_2021

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the research is to find out what effect the standardization of ambulance equipment has on the speed of performing specific medical procedures.

Full description

The aim of the research is to find out what effect the standardization of ambulance equipment has on the speed of performing specific medical procedures. In two simulated scenarios, the times from the decision to execution of medical procedures will be measured. In the first scenario, the equipment is located in the standard way and the research participants know where it is located. In the second scenario, the equipment is placed elsewhere and participants do not have the opportunity to check the equipment before the scenario. For the statistical comparison the Student's T-test and Wilcoxon signed-rank test will be used. For analysis of variance will be used the ANOVA test and for more than two dependent selections the Friedman's ANOVA test will be used.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 21+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• consent to participate
• times of all procedures recorded
• all procedures provided in a correct way - in meaning of quality of the procedure

Exclusion criteria

• disagreement with participation
• not all procedures provided or not provided correctly

Trial design

100 participants in 2 patient groups

Standardised

Description:

The procedures will be observed with standardized equipment placement.

Treatment:

Procedure: Administration of IV drug

Procedure: Securing intravenous line

Procedure: Needle decompression of tension pneumothorax

Procedure: Administration of drug in a nebulizer

Procedure: Administration of oxygen

Modified

Description:

The procedures will be observed with modified equipment placement - placement according to older methodology or custom.

Treatment:

Procedure: Administration of IV drug

Procedure: Securing intravenous line

Procedure: Needle decompression of tension pneumothorax

Procedure: Administration of drug in a nebulizer

Procedure: Administration of oxygen