2018
Correlation Between Paramedic Disaster Triage Accuracy in Screen-Based Simulations and Immersive Simulations
Cicero MX, Whitfill T, Walsh B, Diaz MCG, Arteaga GM, Scherzer DJ, Goldberg SA, Madhok M, Bowen A, Paesano G, Redlener M, Munjal K, Auerbach M. Correlation Between Paramedic Disaster Triage Accuracy in Screen-Based Simulations and Immersive Simulations. Prehospital Emergency Care 2018, 23: 83-89. PMID: 30130424, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2018.1475530.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency medical techniciansTriage accuracyEmergency medical services personnelEducational interventionMedical services personnelEvaluation of outcomesCohort studyMore patientsStudy completionCohort dataMedical techniciansMean numberSimilar improvementsPrevious studiesSignificant increaseAmount of improvementInterventionDisaster triageParticipants
2016
Development of a Pediatric Mass Casualty Triage Algorithm Validation Tool
Donofrio JJ, Kaji AH, Claudius IA, Chang TP, Santillanes G, Cicero MX, Srinivasan S, Perez-Rogers A, Gausche-Hill M. Development of a Pediatric Mass Casualty Triage Algorithm Validation Tool. Prehospital Emergency Care 2016, 20: 343-353. PMID: 26808000, DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2015.1111476.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriage designationsOutcome toolsMass casualty incidentsPediatric trauma patientsSingle Level IMCI victimsPediatric chartsRetrospective cohortPediatric patientsTrauma patientsClinical outcomesCardiopulmonary statusPediatric populationPediatric victimsTrauma systemTriage outcomesLevel IAnatomic approachTriage algorithmAmerican AcademyPatientsCohortOutcomesCasualty incidentsIntervention
2012
Simulation Training with Structured Debriefing Improves Residents’ Pediatric Disaster Triage Performance
Cicero MX, Auerbach MA, Zigmont J, Riera A, Ching K, Baum CR. Simulation Training with Structured Debriefing Improves Residents’ Pediatric Disaster Triage Performance. Prehospital And Disaster Medicine 2012, 27: 239-244. PMID: 22691308, DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x12000775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStructured debriefingEducational interventionSimulation trainingPost-test scoresMultiple-patient simulationLearners' acquisitionVital skillUninjured childrenTriage performanceLearnersDebriefingLearner-centered approachTrainingSkillsVictimsMultiple victimsUnresponsive patientsSpecial health care needsAcquisitionInterventionCommon errorsHead-injured patientsPediatric residentsScoresWilcoxon signed-rank test