Integrating First Responder Hands-on Training into Medical School Curricula-a Perspective from Medical Students

Tessa Nelson; Adam Engberg; Michael Smalheer; Brandon Murphy; Jackelyn Csank; Anastasia Rowland-Seymour; Thomas Noeller

doi:10.1007/s40670-020-01071-3

Integrating First Responder Hands-on Training into Medical School Curricula-a Perspective from Medical Students

Med Sci Educ. 2020 Aug 26;30(4):1729-1730. doi: 10.1007/s40670-020-01071-3. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Authors

Tessa Nelson¹, Adam Engberg¹, Michael Smalheer², Brandon Murphy², Jackelyn Csank², Anastasia Rowland-Seymour¹, Thomas Noeller^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH USA.
² MetroHealth Simulation Center, Cleveland, OH USA.

Abstract

An investigation of the effectiveness of an emergency-responder-based program entitled "First Five Minutes" in teaching medical students the necessary assessments and procedures upon arrival to a medical crisis situation in a timely and cost-effective manner. The "First Five" includes scene safety, primary/secondary survey, airway management, basic life support (BLS)/cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and hemorrhage control.

Keywords: Emergency medicine; Emergency-responder based program; Medical crisis management; Pre-clinical education; Procedural skills.