Improvement of medical first aid and stress reduction for emergency responders
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Control: Patient treatment without telemedicine
Group 2: Intervention 1: Participants receive telemedicine guidance from a paramedic.
Group 3: Intervention 2: The telemedical care is provided
Sponsors
Uniklinik RWTH Aachen - Klinik für Anästhesiologie
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Active police officers of the police force of Rhineland-Palatinate who participate in training for life-threatening operations are included in the shift work and special operations command.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The actively participating members of the shift work service and the special deployment command are a preselected group that has been deemed fit for duty by a police physician. Therefore, potential exclusion criteria, such as a pronounced post-traumatic stress disorder within the recruitment group, are not to be expected. Furthermore, participants taking medication such as corticosteroids or beta-blockers are excluded from the stress assessment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the medical treatment quality of immediate interventions with and without telemedical support in life-threatening emergency situations | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Improve the operational security of police officers in medical care - Evaluate the functionality and usability of the technical solution (demonstrator) for telemedical contact - Evaluate the stress reactions of participants in live scenarios with and without telemedical support - Required qualifications of the person who provides telemedical advice - Improve the quality of patient handover to the emergency services | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactAndreas Follmann
Uniklinik RWTH Aachen - Klinik für Anästhesiologie
Outcome results
None listed