Table 2.
Technical skills to be taught in simulation during the EM residency
| Technical skill |
Rating Mean (standard deviation) |
Round |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Perform a standard orotracheal intubation | 4.00 (0) | 1 |
| 2. Perform a difficult orotracheal intubation | 3.97 (0.16) | 1 |
| 3. Perform the required actions during a simple vaginal delivery | 3.94 (0.25) | 1 |
| 4. Perform a bag-valve-mask ventilation | 3.92 (0.27) | 1 |
| 5. Perform a needle thoracostomy | 3.91 (0.29) | 1 |
| 6. Implement invasive ventilation | 3.88 (0.40) | 1 |
| 7. Perform chest compressions | 3.87 (0.34) | 1 |
| 8. Perform the required actions during a complicated vaginal delivery | 3.84 (0.49) | 1 |
| 9. Place an intraosseous access | 3.84 (0.46) | 1 |
| 10. Perform a rapid sequence induction | 3.83 (0.55) | 1 |
| 11. Perform a cricothyroidotomy | 3.81 (0.43) | 1 |
| 12. Insert a chest tube | 3.81 (0.49) | 1 |
| 13. Perform cardioversion and defibrillation | 3.81 (0.56) | 1 |
| 14. Set up a transcutaneous cardiac pacing | 3.79 (0.50) | 1 |
| 15. Implement non-invasive ventilation | 3.73 (0.58) | 1 |
| 16. Apply damage control procedures | 3.73 (0.56) | 2 |
| 17. Perform a loco-regional anaesthesia | 3.69 (0.57) | 1 |
| 18. Place a central venous access | 3.68 (0.57) | 1 |
| 19. Use Haz-Mat personal protective equipment | 3.68 (0.59) | 1 |
| 20. Perform a thoracentesis | 3.61 (0.65) | 1 |
| 21. Apply a tourniquet | 3.60 (0.75) | 1 |
| 22. Apply a pelvic belt | 3.58 (0.73) | 1 |
| 23. Perform a lumbar puncture | 3.57 (0.70) | 1 |
| 24. Perform a finger thoracostomy | 3.55 (0.85) | 1 |