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Development and Evaluation of Innovative and Practical Table-top Exercises Based on a Real Mass-Casualty Incident

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 May 2022

Jingjing Liu ,
Yan Huang ,
Bingrui Li ,
Li Gui  and
Lingjun Zhou
Jingjing Liu
Affiliation:
School of Nursing, The Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
Yan Huang
Affiliation:
School of Nursing, The Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
Bingrui Li
Affiliation:
School of Basic Medicine Sciences, The Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
Li Gui
Affiliation:
School of Nursing, The Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
Lingjun Zhou*
Affiliation:
School of Nursing, The Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
*
Corresponding author: Lingjun Zhou, E-mail: zhoulingjun5771@163.com.
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Abstract

Purpose:

The aim of this work was to develop a table-top exercise (TTX) program for mass-casualty incident (MCI) response based on a real incident to evaluate the program.

Methods:

The TTX program was developed based on the 8 TTX design steps. Convenience sampling was adopted to recruit recently graduated physicians in China. After the TTX training, the participants completed a self-designed questionnaire, as well as the Simulation Design Scale (SDS) and Educational Practices in Simulation Scale (EPSS).

Results:

In total, 148 valid questionnaires were collected. The difficulty score of the TTX program was 3.69 ± 0.8. The participants evaluated the program highly, with a score of 4.72 ± 0.54 out of 5. Both the SDS and the EPSS had average scores higher than 4.5. Guided reflection/feedback (M = 4.68, SD = 0.41) and fidelity (M =4.66, SD = 0.57) were the 2 highest-rated SDS subscales. For the EPSS, diverse ways of learning and collaboration were the 2 highest-rated subscales. Multivariate stepwise regression analysis showed that the participants’ evaluations of the TTX training course were related to the EPSS score, the difficulty rating, the evaluation of the instructional props, and the degree of participant involvement (F = 24.385, P < 0.001).

Conclusions:

A TTX program for MCIs was developed based on the 2014 Shanghai New Year Crush. The TTX kit is practical and sophisticated, and it provides an effective strategy for MCI training.

Keywords

tabletop exercisesdisastermass-casualty incidentsemergency responsemedical education
Type
Original Research
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 17 , 2023 , e200
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc

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