Tourniquet Placement Clinical Trial
Official title:
Effectiveness of the Adding High Fidelity Simulation to the Bleeding Control
This is a joint project by the White Plains School District and White Plains Hospital regarding the training of over 66 school personnel regarding the American College of Surgeons (ACS) "Stop the Bleed" campaign for mass casualty incidents. This project developed from an outreach from White Plains Hospital and an interest from the White Plains School District to work together to train staff in the event of a mass casualty incident / active shooter.
From January through June 2019, participants will be requested to attend one of six sessions
that will be held at the hospital simulation center. Participants will be randomized into 1
of 2 study arms. Each participant that enters the B-Con course will be randomized using a
"random generator." At the start of the program, all participants will be explained the
purpose of the research study and the two groups (Control versus High Fidelity). An option
will be given for participants to be able to opt out. So that our participants all have the
same opportunities afforded to their colleagues, we will also offer the control group the
option to participate in the high fidelity simulation at the conclusion of the entire
program.
All groups will sit through the exact same B-Con powerpoint presentation by trained STB
instructors. This course includes the powerpoint presentation that reviews how to call for
help, assess those affected, identify the location of life-threatening bleed, apply pressure,
pack a wound and/or apply a tourniquet and when to do this. Tourniquet placement is taught as
is wound packing placement. Participants will each be given tourniquets to practice alongside
the instructor. The presentation will cover the first hour of the curriculum. This is
considered to be the standard for this course.
Upon conclusion of the course, the control group and high fidelity group will be separated
into two rooms based on their randomization. In groups of 2, participants will be trained in
tourniquet placement, wound packing. The High Fidelity group will have a simulation
intervention in addition and the wound packing will be performed on a device that has
biofeedback. Upon conclusion of this one hour session, both groups will be tested on wound
packing and tourniquet placement. They will again be tested 3-8 months later on retention for
wound packing and tourniquet placement.
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