Standardization of Ambulance Equipment

The Influence of Standardization of Ambulance Equipment on the Speed of Medical Procedures Provision

The aim of the research is to find out what effect the standardization of ambulance equipment has on the speed of performing specific medical procedures.

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Safety Issues
• Intervention / Treatment: Procedure: Administration of oxygen; Procedure: Administration of drug in a nebulizer; Procedure: Securing intravenous line; Procedure: Administration of IV drug; Procedure: Needle decompression of tension pneumothorax

Detailed Description

The aim of the research is to find out what effect the standardization of ambulance equipment has on the speed of performing specific medical procedures. In two simulated scenarios, the times from the decision to execution of medical procedures will be measured. In the first scenario, the equipment is located in the standard way and the research participants know where it is located. In the second scenario, the equipment is placed elsewhere and participants do not have the opportunity to check the equipment before the scenario. For the statistical comparison the Student's T-test and Wilcoxon signed-rank test will be used. For analysis of variance will be used the ANOVA test and for more than two dependent selections the Friedman's ANOVA test will be used.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 100

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: David Peran, Dr.; Phone Number: 00420 602 611 746; Email: David.Peran@zzshmp.cz
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Jaroslav Pekara, Ph.D.; Phone Number: 00420 737 127 508; Email: jaroslav.pekara@zzshmp.cz

Study Locations

• Czechia
  • Praha, Czechia, 10100
    • Prague Emergency Medical Services

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 21 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Paramedics of the Prague Emergency Medical Services - bachelor or higher professional education as paramedics.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• consent to participate
• times of all procedures recorded
• all procedures provided in a correct way - in meaning of quality of the procedure

Exclusion Criteria:

• disagreement with participation
• not all procedures provided or not provided correctly

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

2

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Standardised; The procedures will be observed with standardized equipment placement.	Procedure: Administration of oxygen; Administration of high-flow oxygen via face mask to a high fidelity mannequin.; Procedure: Administration of drug in a nebulizer; Administration of bronchodilator via nebulizer mask to a high fidelity mannequin.; Procedure: Securing intravenous line; Securing an intravenous line at the forearm of high fidelity mannequin.; Procedure: Administration of IV drug; Administration of bronchodilator via IV line to a high fidelity mannequin.; Procedure: Needle decompression of tension pneumothorax; Needle decompression of tension pneumothorax on a high fidelity mannequin.
Modified; The procedures will be observed with modified equipment placement - placement according to older methodology or custom.	Procedure: Administration of oxygen; Administration of high-flow oxygen via face mask to a high fidelity mannequin.; Procedure: Administration of drug in a nebulizer; Administration of bronchodilator via nebulizer mask to a high fidelity mannequin.; Procedure: Securing intravenous line; Securing an intravenous line at the forearm of high fidelity mannequin.; Procedure: Administration of IV drug; Administration of bronchodilator via IV line to a high fidelity mannequin.; Procedure: Needle decompression of tension pneumothorax; Needle decompression of tension pneumothorax on a high fidelity mannequin.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Time	Time from decision to execution	Through study completion, an average of 6 months and/or until 100 cases will be collected.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: David Peran
• Investigators: Study Chair: David Peran, Dr., Prague EMS; Study Director: Miroslav Tejkl, MS, Prague EMS; Principal Investigator: Roman Sýkora, Ph.D., EMS of Karlovy Vary Region; Principal Investigator: Metodej Renza, MD, 3rd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague; Principal Investigator: Jaroslav Pekara, Ph.D., Prague EMS

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Anticipated): October 1, 2021
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): November 30, 2021
• Study Completion (Anticipated): December 31, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 25, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 25, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): March 1, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 18, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 17, 2021
• Last Verified: August 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: paramedics; emergency medical services; quality and safety; equipment; standardisation
• Other Study ID Numbers: ZZSHMP_002_2021

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No