Simulation-Based Training for New-Onset Symptomatic Rapid Atrial Fibrillation Among Prehospital Health Care Providers.
ER, C., ML, K., JD, S., & VC, S. (2026). Simulation-Based Training for New-Onset Symptomatic Rapid Atrial Fibrillation Among Prehospital Health Care Providers.. Air medical journal. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amj.2026.04.005
ER C, ML K, JD S, VC S. Simulation-Based Training for New-Onset Symptomatic Rapid Atrial Fibrillation Among Prehospital Health Care Providers.. Air medical journal. 2026; doi: 10.1016/j.amj.2026.04.005
ER C, ML K, JD S, et al. Simulation-Based Training for New-Onset Symptomatic Rapid Atrial Fibrillation Among Prehospital Health Care Providers.[J]. Air medical journal. 2026. DOI: 10.1016/j.amj.2026.04.005.
@article{er2026,
author = {Cyr ER and Kuszajewski ML and Szydlowski JD and Simmons VC},
title = {Simulation-Based Training for New-Onset Symptomatic Rapid Atrial Fibrillation Among Prehospital Health Care Providers.},
journal = {Air medical journal},
year = {2026},
doi = {10.1016/j.amj.2026.04.005},
note = {PMID: 42331492},
}
TY - JOUR AU - Cyr ER AU - Kuszajewski ML AU - Szydlowski JD AU - Simmons VC TI - Simulation-Based Training for New-Onset Symptomatic Rapid Atrial Fibrillation Among Prehospital Health Care Providers. T2 - Air medical journal PY - 2026 DO - 10.1016/j.amj.2026.04.005 AN - PMID:42331492 ER -
OBJECTIVE: Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia in clinical practice making proficient diagnosis and treatment vital to patient outcomes. The increased incidence of new-onset symptomatic rapid atrial fibrillation (NOSRAF) necessitates consistent provider training. This practice improvement project created a simulation-based training (SBT) program to prepare prehospital health care providers for responding to NOSRAF. METHODS: A pre/post design was used to evaluate SBT for prehospital health care providers during biannual training. A protocol-based checklist, knowledge questionnaire, and the Simulation Effectiveness Tool-Modified (SET-M) were used to collect data on protocol fidelity, knowledge, and simulation effectiveness, respectively. RESULTS: SBT improved NOSRAF protocol compliance; however, the SET-M survey data revealed no change in provider confidence. Further studies focused on SBT for the prehospital health care provider are warranted. CONCLUSION: SBT can improve prehospital health care provider preparedness in caring for patients with NOSRAF. Further studies are needed to better represent the influence of simulation-based learning in the prehospital health care provider population and to identify knowledge deterioration time frames.