The Evaluation of Training an Emergency Reflex Action Drill in the Emergency Surgical Airway in Dutch Paramedics (ERAD-ESA)

Erasmus University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Prehospital Emergency Medical Services; Airway Management; Cricothyroidotomy; Emergency Medical Services; Self Confidence; Prehospital; Prehospital Setting

Treatments: Other: Emergency Reflex Action Drill

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06645288

MEC-2024-0388

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this observational study is to learn about the effects of training an Emergency Reflex Action Drill (ERAD) for Emergency Surgical Airway (ESA) in Dutch paramedics. The main question it aims to answer is:

• Does training an ERAD improves self-confidence in performing an ESA in Dutch paramedics Participants will fill out a questionnaire directly before and after the training. To investigate long-term effects, they will be asked to fill out a questionnaire after 2 till 3 months and after one year.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Registered Dutch paramedic
• Ambulance driver on Advanced Life Support Ambulance
• Participant in the two-day trauma course.

Exclusion criteria

• Medium care ambulance paramedic