Educational Needs Assessment among Prehospital Emergency Personnel of Rasht Emergency Medical Service in 2019-2020

Given the importance of emergency medical technicians' performance in saving lives and considering rapid advancements in medical sciences, there is a need for technicians to gain new specialized knowledge through acquiring the necessary skills and undergoing trainings in these areas. Additionally, making improvements in the quality of services provided by the emerency medical services (EMS) personnel in accidents and emergencies necessitates determining their level of knowledge, attitude, and skill and assessing their educational needs. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the educational needs of operational pre-hospital emergency personnel in Rasht city in 2019-2020.

This study was a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out in 2019-2020. The statistical population of this survay consisted of all the pre-hospital emergency service personnel in Rasht, with Associate, Masters, and higher degrees; all of whom were included. The sampling method was census. The data was collected using a questionnaire that measured the training needs of Rasht Emergency Center staff in five domains of management, communication, evaluation skills, equipment, and operational skills.

Training needs of the pre-hospital emergency operations staff in the five domains of management, communication, evaluation skills, equipment, and operational skills were 41.21±22.27, 41.94±21.1, 48.29±22.69, 40.29±21.48, and 76.87±18.22, respectively.

Overall, the educational needs of the studied pre-hospital emergency personnel were high, and training classes should be designed to meet these training needs.