title: The Feasibility of Utilizing a Comic for Education in the Emergency Department Setting.
abstract: The objective of this study was to determine the feasibility of a comic education module in the Emergency Department setting. A convenience sample of 50 injured children and their caregivers were enrolled. The comic was found to be likeable, easy to read, and provided important information to both children and their caregivers. Total time to read the comic was three minutes (SD 1.4, range 1.4-7.1). Most children (60%) read the comic independently, including all children over age 14 years. At 72-hour phone follow-up, 86% of caregivers had accurate recall of all three comic teaching points. This innovative comic educational module is feasible for use for children ages 4-18 years in the Emergency Department. Though this comic was intended to educate children, caregivers recalled all three teaching points 72 hours after discharge.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Pediatrics , Medical College of Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hanson
authors.affiliation: b Pediatric Emergency Medicine , Medical College of Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Amy L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Drendel
authors.affiliation: c Booster Shot Media.
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ashwal
authors.affiliation: c Booster Shot Media.
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000359:Aftercare; D001878:Books, Illustrated; D002359:Cartoons as Topic; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010351:Patient Discharge