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Emergency Preparedness: Training Outcome in Hospital Staff

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 July 2023

Patricia Roblin
Affiliation:
Downstate Health Sciences University, University Hospital Downstate, Brooklyn, USA
Jennifer Guzman
Affiliation:
Downstate Health Sciences University, University Hospital Downstate, Brooklyn, USA
Bonnie Arquilla
Affiliation:
Downstate Health Sciences University, University Hospital Downstate, Brooklyn, USA
Clarence Braynt
Affiliation:
Downstate Health Sciences University, University Hospital Downstate, Brooklyn, USA
Donald Doukas
Affiliation:
Downstate Health Sciences University, University Hospital Downstate, Brooklyn, USA
Pia Daniel
Affiliation:
Downstate Health Sciences University, University Hospital Downstate, Brooklyn, USA
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Abstract

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Introduction:

A widely acknowledged aspect of emergency preparedness is hospital-wide staff education. Maintaining interest in hospital emergency preparedness among hospital staff is challenging. A hospital-wide education process involving a robust lecture and hands on donning and doffing sessions followed by periodic disaster drills has been recently undertaken as a quality improvement process.

Method:

A prospective pre- and post-test study of 256 hospital staff were given a six-hour training course in comprehensive Hospital Incident Command Systems (HICS), Hazmat (Hazardous Materials), and CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiation, Nuclear, and Explosive) events. The same pre and post-test were given to all participants that contained questions to assess emergency preparedness knowledge.

Results:

256 registrars within seven months (two classes per month) completed training with pre and post-tests. The average class size was 18.3 (range= 14 to 26 registrars). 3 of 256 (1.1 % 95% confidence interval) registrars achieved the pass mark of 70% in the pre-test survey and 230 (89.8 %) registrars achieved the pass mark in the post-test (χ2-test P < 0.001) with an absolute increase in the pass rate of 84%.

Conclusion:

This finding justifies Emergency Preparedness Training at our institution, showing a marked improvement in staff knowledge of HICS and CBRNE management. This study should encourage continuous widespread use of Emergency Preparedness training in hospital Emergency Preparedness.

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Copyright
© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine