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KMID : 0385920130240060674
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Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
2013 Volume.24 No. 6 p.674 ~ p.683
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The Effect and Satisfaction Level of an Out-of-hospital Delivery and Neonatal Care Education Program for Emergency Medical Service Providers
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Noh Kyong-Hee
Jeong Joo
Kim Yu-Jin
Lee Joong-Eui
Hong Joon-Seok
Park Kwang-Hee
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Abstract
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Purpose: Emergency medical service (EMS) providers often care for pregnant women at risk for out-of-hospital delivery and born-before-arrival neonates. As the increase in mortality and morbidity from out-of-hospital delivery is well established, this study sought to determine whether a delivery and neonatal care education program could impact the knowledge and practice of EMS providers.
Methods: EMS providers working in the southeast Gyeonggi province in South Korea received an education program for out-of-hospital delivery and neonatal care. The program consisted of a pretest, didactic, mannequin training, and posttest. Six months after the education program a follow-up survey was administered. A paired t-test was then used to compare pretest and posttest scores. Overall, 56 EMS providers completed the study.
Results: The pretest average score was 80.4 and the posttest average score was 92.9 (p<0.001). The percentage of correct answers on each question was relatively and equally elevated in the posttest, regardless of the participant`s certification. Participants expressed their satisfaction with the education program and this appraisal was maintained in the 6-month follow-up survey.
Conclusion: These results suggest that EMS providers can benefit from a didactic and training session regarding out-of-hospital delivery and neonatal care. Further studies are needed, however, to develop the reliability and validity of the test and to determine its clinical applications.
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KEYWORD
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Emergency medical services, Education, Obstetric delivery, Newborn
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