Emergency medicine journal : EMJ
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
A multinational randomised study comparing didactic lectures with case scenario in a severe sepsis medical simulation course.
Medical simulation has been used to teach critical illness in a variety of settings. This study examined the effect of didactic lectures compared with simulated case scenario in a medical simulation course on the early management of severe sepsis. ⋯ A medical simulation course can improve resident physician knowledge in the early management of severe sepsis. Such a course should include a comprehensive curriculum that includes didactic lectures followed by simulation experience.
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Emergency departments deal with large patient loads on a day-to-day basis. The importance of patient self-assessment in the triage process has not been fully considered when determining the need for hospital admission. ⋯ The patient self-triage questions concerning condition with five categories (medication only to life threatening) seem to supplement the triage process for hospital admission in emergency departments.