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Scenarios

Educational Tool for Emergency Medical Services Training

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Why Use Scenarios?

Creating and running scenarios will help you as a facilitator identify and measure learner mastery of the following key learning goals:

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  • Foundational knowledge: does the learner have the basic knowledge needed for the scenario?

  • Application: can the learner use the knowledge and apply it to the scenario?

  • Integration: can the learner use knowledge to address similar problems that arise in the scenario in order to problem solve?

Creating EMS Scenarios

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Scaffolding Scenarios

When using scenarios in an EMS course, it is important to scale the complexity to match the level of the learner.

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Static Practice

When first beginning, it is important to give the learners time to practice skills in an isolated setting so that they can learn the basics of each skill.

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Dynamic Practice

Once they have the foundation, you can start to integrate dynamic elements to the practice- this could be "mini-scenarios" or combining multiple static skills to push the learners to make connections.

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Integrated Scenarios

Fully realized scenarios can be used once the learners have adequate knowledge and practice. These should be as realistic as possible, working towards a specific goal/objective. Use of high fidelity components (mannequins, monitors, IV arms) should be used to enhance the realism.

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