Assessment of web-based interactive game system methodology for dissemination and diffusion to improve firefighter safety and wellness

Wener, Richard; Panindre, Prabodh; Kumar, Sunil; Feygina, Irina; Smith, E; Dalton, James; Seal, Ulysses S.

doi:10.1016/j.firesaf.2015.02.005

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“…Training for fire prevention and handling has frequently been reported in the literature, but most of this training was developed for firefighters and not for healthcare workers [ 7 , 8 ]. Owing to the busy schedule of healthcare workers, fire drills in hospitals often struggle to achieve a high attendance rate, and most of this training focuses on case studies, face-to-face lectures, examinations, and developing plans [ 9 ].…”

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The effectiveness of an on-line training program for improving knowledge of fire prevention and evacuation of healthcare workers: A randomized controlled trial

Lee

Cai

et al. 2018

PLoS ONE

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BackgroundHospitals are vulnerable to fires and the evacuation process is challenging. However, face-to-face fire prevention and evacuation training may take healthcare workers’ time away from patient care; therefore, effective on-line training may be warranted. We carried out and examined the effectiveness of an on-line education and training of fire prevention and evacuation training for healthcare workers in China by a randomized controlled trial using convenience sampling from five public hospitals in China.MethodsA total of 128 participants were recruited between December 2014 and March 2015. The authors built a webpage that included the informed consent statement, pre-test questionnaire, video training, and post-test questionnaire. After completing the pre-test questionnaire, participants were randomly assigned to watch the intervention video (basic response to a hospital fire) or the control video (introduction to volcanic disasters). A 45-item questionnaire on knowledge of fire prevention and evacuation was administered before and after the video watching. This questionnaire were further divided into two subscales (25-item generic knowledge of fire response and 20-item hospital-specific knowledge of fire prevention and evacuation). One point was awarded for each correct answer.ResultsHalf of the participants (n = 64, 50%) were randomized into the intervention group and the remaining 64 (50%) were randomized into the control group. For generic knowledge of fire prevention and evacuation, those in the intervention group improved significantly (from 16.16 to 20.44, P < 0.001) while the scores of those in the control group decreased significantly (from 15.27 to 13.70, P = 0.03). For hospital-specific knowledge of fire prevention and evacuation, those in the intervention group (from 10.75 to 11.33, P = 0.15) and the control group (from 10.38 to 10.16, P = 0.54) had insignificant change. For total score, those in the intervention group improved significantly (from 26.91 to 31.77, P < 0.001) while those in the control group decreased insignificantly (from 25.64 to 23.86, P = 0.07). After the intervention, the difference between the scores of the intervention group and the control group on all three knowledge areas of fire prevention and evacuation (generic, hospital-specific, and total) were significant (all Ps < 0.05).ConclusionsAn on-line fire training program delivered via educational video can effectively improve healthcare workers’ knowledge of fire prevention and evacuation.Trial registrationClinicaltrials.gov NCT02438150

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The effectiveness of an on-line training program for improving knowledge of fire prevention and evacuation of healthcare workers: A randomized controlled trial

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Cai

et al. 2018

PLoS ONE

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“…23 In volunteer and career firefighters, an interactive, multimedia training tool improved knowledge transfer and retention compared with traditional classroom learning. 24 Heightened interactive learning may convince more firefighters to be screened for common sleep disorders.…”

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Implementing a Sleep Health Education and Sleep Disorders Screening Program in Fire Departments

O’Brien

Rajaratnam

Qadri

et al. 2016

Journal of Occupational &Amp; Environmental Medicine

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“…This is a typical cause of external fire spread (Figure 8b). Positive pressure ventilation was applied for high-rise building fires to establish the possibility of using stair pressurisation as an effective tool for safeguarding smokefree conditions in high-rise structures [85][86][87]. These studies [85][86][87] proved that positive pressure ventilation fans, when installed correctly and in the right place, can provide higher pressure to areas to control or mitigate the spread of a fire, improving the firefighters' and residents' safety.…”

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“…Positive pressure ventilation was applied for high-rise building fires to establish the possibility of using stair pressurisation as an effective tool for safeguarding smokefree conditions in high-rise structures [85][86][87]. These studies [85][86][87] proved that positive pressure ventilation fans, when installed correctly and in the right place, can provide higher pressure to areas to control or mitigate the spread of a fire, improving the firefighters' and residents' safety. As the number of injuries and fatalities from wind-driven fires in high rise buildings have escalated, a set of 14 burn tests were conducted which focused on finding the effect of wind conditions and ventilation on high-rise fires and improving techniques to tackle these fires in a safe manner [88].…”

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Existing Improvements in Simulation of Fire–Wind Interaction and Its Effects on Structures

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Shakeriaski

Nelson

et al. 2021

Fire

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This work provides a detailed overview of existing investigations into the fire–wind interaction phenomena. Specifically, it considers: the fanning effect of wind, wind direction and slope angle, and the impact of wind on fire modelling, and the relevant analysis (numerical and experimental) techniques are evaluated. Recently, the impact of fire on buildings has been widely analysed. Most studies paid attention to fire damage evaluation of structures as well as structure fire safety engineering, while the disturbance interactions that influence structures have been neglected in prior studies and must be analysed in greater detail. In this review article, evidence regarding the fire–wind interaction is discussed. The effect of a fire transitioning from a wildfire to a wildland–urban interface (WUI) is also investigated, with a focus on the impact of the resulting fire–wind phenomenon on high- and low-rise buildings.

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Assessment of web-based interactive game system methodology for dissemination and diffusion to improve firefighter safety and wellness

Cited by 7 publications

References 17 publications

The effectiveness of an on-line training program for improving knowledge of fire prevention and evacuation of healthcare workers: A randomized controlled trial

The effectiveness of an on-line training program for improving knowledge of fire prevention and evacuation of healthcare workers: A randomized controlled trial

Implementing a Sleep Health Education and Sleep Disorders Screening Program in Fire Departments

Existing Improvements in Simulation of Fire–Wind Interaction and Its Effects on Structures

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