Development of a behaviour rating system for rural/remote pre-hospital settings

Deirdre Holly; Vivien Swanson; Philip Cachia; Beverley Beasant; Colville Laird

doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2016.08.002

Development of a behaviour rating system for rural/remote pre-hospital settings

Deirdre Holly (Lead / Corresponding author), Vivien Swanson, Philip Cachia, Beverley Beasant, Colville Laird

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Abstract

Background: Remote and Rural pre-hospital care practitioners manage serious illness and injury on an unplanned basis, necessitating technical and non-technical skills (NTS). However, no behaviour rating systems currently address NTS within these settings. Informed by health psychology theory, a NTS-specific behaviour rating system was developed for use within pre-hospital care training for remote and rural practitioners.

Method: The Immediate Medical Care Behaviour Rating System (IMCBRS), was informed by literature, expert advice and review and observation of an Immediate Medical Care (IMC) course. Once developed, the usability and appropriateness of the rating system was tested through observation of candidates' behaviour at IMC courses during simulated scenarios and rating their use of NTS using the IMCBRS.

Results and conclusion: Observation of training confirmed rating system items were demonstrated in 28–62% of scenarios, depending on context. The IMCBRS may thus be a useful addition to training for rural and practitioners.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	405-413
Number of pages	9
Journal	Applied Ergonomics
Volume	58
Early online date	11 Aug 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2016.08.002
Publication status	Published - Jan 2017

Keywords

Non-technical skills
Pre-hospital emergency care
Rural and remote

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Human Factors and Ergonomics
General Medicine
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

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