Are EMS Personnel Prepared to Identify and Decompression of Tension Pneumothorax

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The study aims to determine the level of knowledge and skills to recognize and decompression of tension pneumothorax

Official Title
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Are EMS Personnel Prepared to Identify and Decompression of Tension Pneumothorax: A Randomized, Crossover Manikin Trial

Conditions
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Tension Pneumothorax

Intervention / Treatment
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* Device: ThoraQuik atraumatic set for pneumothorax decompression


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: give voluntary consent to participate in the study maximum 1 year of work experience in medicine paramedics, nurses, physicians Exclusion Criteria: not meet the above criteria wrist or low back diseases pregnancy

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 65 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: With Tension pneumothorax<br>evaluation of the patient with the existing tension pneumothorax during a simulated CPR - breathing | Device: ThoraQuik atraumatic set for pneumothorax decompression<br>* pneumothorax decompression in case it is found in accordance with the actually recommendations<br>|
| Experimental: Without Tension pneumothorax<br>evaluation of the patient without the existing tension pneumothorax during a simulated CPR - breathing | Device: ThoraQuik atraumatic set for pneumothorax decompression<br>* pneumothorax decompression in case it is found in accordance with the actually recommendations<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| physiological parameter | study correctness diagnose of pneumothorax by listening to it with a stethoscope and palpation method. The sounds will be issued by the software of manikin. Correct interpretation of the physiological parameters will be recorded in the survey questionnaire | intraoperative | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Procedure of Pneumothorax decompression | Pneumothorax decompression should be in the 2-3 intercostal space at the upper edge of the rib. subject to evaluation will place the introduction of the cannula. | intraoperative | 
| duration of the procedure | The time starts from the moment of finding of pneumothorax and ends after its proper decompression | intraoperative | 
| Ease-of-use assessed on a visual analog scale | To access subjective opinion about the difficulty of pneumothorax decompression, participants were asked to rate it on a visual analog scale (VAS) with a score from 1 (extremely easy) to 10 (extremely difficult) | 1 day |