Standardization of Ambulance Equipment

• Conditions: Safety Issues
• Interventions: 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

• Registration Number: NCT04774900
• Lead Sponsor: David Peran

Brief Summary

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.

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 Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2021-02-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-02-25
• Study First Posted: 2021-03-01
• Status Verified: 2021-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-08-17
• Last Update Posted: 2021-08-18
• Study Start: 2021-10-01
• Primary Completion: 2021-11-30
• Study Completion: 2021-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

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 & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Modified	Administration of oxygen	The procedures will be observed with modified equipment placement - placement according to older methodology or custom.
Standardised	Administration of drug in a nebulizer	The procedures will be observed with standardized equipment placement.
Modified	Securing intravenous line	The procedures will be observed with modified equipment placement - placement according to older methodology or custom.
Standardised	Needle decompression of tension pneumothorax	The procedures will be observed with standardized equipment placement.
Modified	Administration of IV drug	The procedures will be observed with modified equipment placement - placement according to older methodology or custom.
Standardised	Administration of oxygen	The procedures will be observed with standardized equipment placement.
Standardised	Administration of IV drug	The procedures will be observed with standardized equipment placement.
Standardised	Securing intravenous line	The procedures will be observed with standardized equipment placement.
Modified	Administration of drug in a nebulizer	The procedures will be observed with modified equipment placement - placement according to older methodology or custom.
Modified	Needle decompression of tension pneumothorax	The procedures will be observed with modified equipment placement - placement according to older methodology or custom.

Primary Outcome Measures

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

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Prague Emergency Medical Services; 🇨🇿 Praha, Czechia