Do clinical simulations using a human patient simulator in the education of paramedics in trauma care reduce error rates in preclinical performance?

On the Assessment of Paramedic Competence: A Narrative Review with Practice Implications

“…8 What research does exists has been limited to identifying performance deficiencies in specific patient types (eg, pediatric resuscitation), 9,10 as part of correlational studies involving a single PBA, 11 studies assessing isolated technical skills [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] or nontechnical skills, 20 or as part of outcome measures in research studying various interventions (eg, comparing intubation interventions, stress, and so on). 11,[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28] Furthermore, two systematic reviews in health professions education, the first identifying tools used for assessment of clinical competence and the other evaluating the use of simulation for the purpose of assessment, both failed to reveal any meaningful evidence related to paramedicine. 29,30 Other recent research has been limited to scale development and validation, providing little to overall process and best practices.…”

Lessons Learned From an Evaluation of Serious Gaming as an Alternative to Mannequin-Based Simulation Technology: Randomized Controlled Trial

“…Their results showed the initial simulator-trained subjects performed significantly better than the initial standardized patient subjects (p = .02). Wyatt, Fallows, and Archer (2004) conducted a randomized pretest/posttest control group study that examined the error rate in paramedics comparing simulation-based education with case-study based teaching. Their results showed simulation-based education had a significantly improved outcome greater than that of the case-study based teaching group (p =…”