Moving Along: Team Training for Emergency Room Trauma Transfers (T2ERT2)

Effectiveness of Interprofessional Manikin-Based Simulation Training on Teamwork Among Real Teams During Trauma Resuscitation in Adult Emergency Departments

“…All studies were published in peer-reviewed journals between 2010-2019. Seven studies were carried out in the United States [36][37][38][39][40][41][42] , two in Canada 43,44 , one in Israel 45 , and one in Finland 46 .…”

“…The majority (n=7) 36,37,40,[43][44][45][46] used a pre-test/posttest, quasi-experimental design without a comparison group. The remaining studies (n=4) 38,39,41,42 used longitudinal designs to evaluate teamwork during real trauma resuscitation and at different time-points after training (ranging anywhere from four weeks to twelve months after), without a comparison group.…”

“…In terms of team constitution, all studies used already existing teams; and only one study randomly assigned professionals to simulation teams 45 . While the inclusion of medical residents was common (n=8/11) 36,37,[39][40][41][42][43][44] , only one study 40…”

“…Trauma teams were most often composed of more than five professionals (n=6/11) 36,39,[42][43][44][45] from three or more disciplines (i.e., surgery, emergency medicine, nursing, and other allied health workers). Five studies used in situ simulations 37,39,42,45,46 (e.g., in the actual patient care environment), four used a laboratory setting (sometimes referred to as a simulation center) 36,40,43,44 , one used an on-site simulation 38 (e.g., performed in an unused room in the emergency department that was repurposed for simulation 47 ), and one used two different environments for the same simulation scenario 41 (laboratory and in situ).…”

“…Attrition bias (question 6) was not applicable in six studies 37,40,[43][44][45][46] since those studies' design involved assessments before and immediately after the simulations. For studies with multiple post-intervention assessments, this item could not be assessed since participants' characteristics were not specified 36,38,39,42 .…”