Evaluation of the Educational Value of Low-Cost Training Model for Emergency Cricothyrotomy

Background In this study, we aimed to evaluate the educational value and students’ satisfaction with the hand-made low-cost cricothyrotomy simulation model. Materials and Methods A low-cost and hand-made model and a high-fidelity model were used to assess the students. The students’ knowledge and satisfaction were evaluated using a 10-item checklist and a satisfaction questionnaire, respectively. Medical interns in the present study participated in a two-hour briefing and debriefing session held in the Clinical Skills Training Center by an emergency attending doctor. Results Based on the results of data analysis, no significant differences were found between the two groups in terms of gender, age, the month of internship, and last semester’s grade (P = .628, .356, .847, and .421, respectively). We also found no significant differences between our groups in terms of the median score of each item in the assessment checklist (P = .838, .736, .805, .172, .439, .823, .243, .950, .812, and .756, respectively). The study groups had no significant difference in the median total scores of the checklist as well (P = .504). Regarding the students’ satisfaction, our results showed that interns evaluated their experience of the model as positive (median scores of 4 and 5 out of 5). They also gave the hand-made model a median score of 7 in comparison with the high-fidelity model and 8 out of 10 for its usability. Conclusion The study results showed that a low-cost model could be as effective as an expensive high-fidelity model for teaching the necessary knowledge of cricothyrotomy techniques to medical trainees.

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