ACPIC 2021: Are paramedics situationally aware? A crosssectional study during emergency calls for service

The ACP International Conference provides an unmatched opportunity for our members to learn from experts and leaders in paramedicine. ACPIC 2021 was delivered as a hybrid conference (online and face to face in the Sunshine Coast, QLD and Hobart, TAS) in November 2021.

In this session, Justin reviews recent research, measuring situational awareness among out-of-hospital providers during 911 emergency calls in a busy EMS system in the U.S. This was a prospective quasi-experimental before-and-after study which introduces a targeted educational approach using Crew Resource Management as an intervention. Utilizing a new quick reference tool for situational awareness, as well as new knowledge from the Crew Resource Management curriculum, the study again measured their situational awareness out in the field during 911 calls. Did their levels of situational awareness change? Come and find out!

Biography: Justin Hunter

Justin Hunter is a nationally certified paramedic and flight paramedic. Justin is the Paramedicine Program Director and Associate Professor with Oklahoma State University – OKC. He is a current PhD candidate with Monash University with ambitions to move the EMS agenda forward by researching Situational Awareness and its effects on paramedicine and paramedicine education. Justin is an active paramedic in a busy 911-system in Norman, OK. Justin is also the founder and President of EMS Success, Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to assisting EMTs and paramedics from across world.

Session Moderator: Tim Andrews