Disaster plan education: how we made and tested a video.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the making and testing of a 40 minute video to educate staff about a hospitals disaster plan.


METHODS
A disaster scene was created and 30 staff volunteers took part in the simulation of a major accident. The simulation was used to explain and demonstrate disaster triage. A multiple choice questionnaire was used to compare information recall in a group who had seen the video and a group who had read the written plan.


RESULTS
Large numbers of hospital staff voluntarily watched the video. The video group scored significantly higher than the reading group (P < 0.01), with mean scores of 72% and 45% respectively.


CONCLUSIONS
Videos have an impact lacking in written disaster plans and improve recall of emergency procedures.
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Emergency Medicine, Armed Forces Hospital, Khamis Mushayt, Saudi Arabia.
D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000379:methods*; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D014741:Video Recording