Medical Emergencies Occurring in School: A Scenario-based Training Program for School Staff

Literature shows that school faculty and staff are often not trained to respond to medical events or have knowledge of student healthcare needs. The purpose of this scholarly project was to determine if a scenario-based training program of acute medical problems for school staff improves their knowledge and ability to identify emergencies in schools. A convenience sample of 47 school staff were recruited to participate in the scenario-based training program. The program entailed a two-hour presentation of a combination of lecture, discussion, and simulation of various acute medical problems. A pre-test and post-test were administered to obtain measures of staff knowledge gain. Data was analyzed using a paired t-test to determine statistical significance.