Table 3 . Evaluation of the medical students’ self-perceived knowledge and skills in disaster medicine before and after the course (N = 164) .

^* p < 0.05.

	Before	After	p
Trauma sonography
Knowledge	2.46 ± 0.79	3.50 ± 0.73	< 0.001 *
Skills	1.94 ± 0.78	3.23 ± 0.79
Orthopedic emergency
Knowledge	2.62 ± 0.78	3.51 ± 0.68	< 0.001 *
Skills	2.18 ± 0.76	3.27 ± 0.70
Trauma airway management
Knowledge	2.71 ± 0.76	3.59 ± 0.66	< 0.001 *
Skills	2.18 ± 0.75	3.29 ± 0.73
Trauma evaluation
Knowledge	2.48 ± 0.73	3.50 ± 0.69	< 0.001 *
Skills	2.07 ± 0.79	3.27 ± 0.69
High-altitude illness
Knowledge	2.80 ± 0.69	3.51 ± 0.70	< 0.001 *
Skills	2.15 ± 0.77	3.24 ± 0.73
Acute heat injury
Knowledge	3.00 ± 0.67	3.61 ± 0.66	< 0.001 *
Skills	2.40 ± 0.86	3.40 ± 0.69
Helicopter evacuation
Knowledge	2.16 ± 0.78	3.42 ± 0.75	< 0.001 *
Skills	1.92 ± 0.83	3.13 ± 0.83
Preparedness for aero-evacuation
Knowledge	2.23 ± 0.83	3.47 ± 0.75	< 0.001 *
Skills	1.89 ± 0.79	3.19 ± 0.76
Decontamination
Knowledge	2.23 ± 0.75	3.40 ± 0.71	< 0.001
Skills	1.89 ± 0.80	3.16 ± 0.72
Personal protective equipment
Knowledge	2.21 ± 0.79	3.71 ± 0.79	< 0.001 *
Skills	1.88 ± 0.80	3.51 ± 0.77
Chemical warfare
Knowledge	2.19 ± 0.81	3.38 ± 0.72	< 0.001 *
Skills	1.90 ± 0.83	3.15 ± 0.74
Sampling and rapid tests
Knowledge	2.26 ± 0.84	3.36 ± 0.75	< 0.001 *
Skills	1.94 ± 0.83	3.15 ± 0.76