Perception of simulation-based first-aid training by medical students: a qualitative descriptive study

Abstract Although first aid should be common knowledge for healthcare professionals, medical students still have gaps in this area. Simulation-based first-aid courses can overcome these shortcomings. To better understand the impact of courses, they need to researched both terms learning outcomes and overall participant perception. We conducted fifteen semi-structured interviews with who completed First-Aid Simulation Course or Practical Course. The questions focused on perception communication, emotional aspects, teamwork, debriefing administration courses. find answers research questions, we used qualitative descriptive study design following principles inductive thematic analysis. Our findings confirm that many factors performance crisis situations during a simulation-based course. Four main themes were identified through which participants perceived These team dynamics, fidelity perception, strain debriefing.