Impact on Triage Performance in Simulated Multiple-casualty Situations of TST (Ten Second Triage) Versus Sieve
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 201
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Triage accuracy (triage score)
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This study will compare two emergency triage algorithm - Ten Second Triage (TST) versus Sieve - to see which one works better during simulated mass-casualty incidents. Triage is the process of quickly deciding which patients need immediate care when there are many injured people. Making fast and accurate decisions is essential in these situations.
Ambulance professionals and students in French-speaking Switzerland will be invited to take part. Participants will be randomly assigned to use either the TST method or the Sieve method. After a short introduction to the assigned method, each participant will complete two computer-based simulation scenarios involving 17 injured patients each (one scenario with penetrating injuries and one with blunt injuries). The simulated patients' conditions will change over time, similar to real-life emergencies using a physiological validated simulator (HUMAn).
The main goal is to measure how accurately participants identify patients who need immediate treatment. For each correct triage decision, participants receive one point. A total score will be calculated across both scenarios. If a sufficient sample size could be reached, a mixed effect logistic regression model will be generated to answer to research question.
The study will also measure how long participants take to make triage decisions, how often patients are over-triaged or under-triaged, and how easy participants find the method to use.
The results will help determine which triage method may be more effective for use by ambulance personnel during major incidents.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Other
- Masking
- Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Prehospital care professionals (e.g., ambulance personnel) or paramedic students
- •Practicing or training in French-speaking Switzerland
- •Likely to be involved in the management of major incidents or mass-casualty events
- •Provided informed consent to participate
Exclusion Criteria
- •Participants who answered "No" to the statement confirming that their questionnaire responses reflect their usual personal practice
- •Participants who did not view the instructional video of the assigned triage algorithm (time spent on the video page is recorded), except participants randomized to the Sieve arm who routinely use the Sieve algorithm in their clinical practice
Arms & Interventions
Sieve
The control group will be provided with the Sieve triage algorithm.
Intervention: Sieve triage algorithm (Other)
TST
The experimental group will be provided with the Ten Seconde Triage algorithm
Intervention: Ten Second Triage algorithm (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Triage accuracy (triage score)
Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 hour
Triage accuracy is defined as the proportion of correct triage decisions made by each participant across two simulated mass-casualty scenarios (34 patients in total). For each simulated patient, participants receive: 1 point for a correct triage decision (0 points for an incorrect decision). A triage decision is considered correct if the assigned priority category matches the simulated patient's expected clinical evolution based on the HUMAn dynamic simulation model (i.e., correct identification of patients requiring immediate treatment versus those who do not, including appropriate classification of deceased patients). The primary endpoint is the total triage score per participant (range 0-34), calculated by summing correct decisions across both scenarios.
Secondary Outcomes
- Triage duration(Through study completion, an average of 1 hour)
- Overtriage rate(Through study completion, an average of 1 hour)
- Undertriage rate(Through study completion, an average of 1 hour)
- User satisfaction and perceived ease of use(Through study completion, an average of 1 hour)
Investigators
Stuby Loric
Principal Investigator
Geneve TEAM Ambulances