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Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation is the critical skill needed by emergency medical personnel; so they must be aware of the recent changes in CPR. This study has been done to determine the awareness level of emergency medical technicians in Kermanshah of the 2010 guidelines for CPR in 2012. In this descriptive cross-sectional study, emergency medical technicians [159 ones] were studied using census sampling in Kermanshah's emergency base in 2012. By using a self-administrated questionnaire, data were collected with face, content and reliability [r=%74]; also were analyzed by STATA-11 software, tests of Kruskal-Wallis, Mann-Whitney U and Spearman [P<0.05]. According to the findings, the level of awareness in emergency medical personnel was as follows:%19.5 excellent,%78.6 good and%1.9 moderate. Also, there was no statistically significant relationship between level of awareness and gender, work experience, field of study, previous workplace, passing advanced CPR training and observing CPR. However, level of awareness was higher in emergency technicians who had experience of passing and performing CPR training independent. In some areas, level of awareness was influenced by workplace and observing CPR [P<0.001]. It is recommended to teach CPR based on the 2010 guidelines for emergency technicians with the emphasis on Laryngeal Mask Airway [LMA], combitube intubations, reasons of termination and undoing of CPR, intraosseous injections [IO] and induced-hypothermia

[ application, validity and reliability of objective structured clinical examination [OSCE] for evaluation of carrying and transferring injured ones in Kermanshah paramedics' faculty emergency medical students in 2011]

Objective Structured Clinical Examination [OSCE] is used for learning evaluation in medical sciences. This study was conducted in order to investigate the application, validity and reliability of OSCE in carrying and transferring injured ones in Emergency Medical Students in Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences in 2011. In this descriptive-correlation study, data was collected by using checklists of behavior control and multiple-choice questions in each station by examiners; also it was analyzed with SPSS-16. It was used of the methods of criterion related and construct and also internal Cronbach's coefficient in order to assess validity and reliability respectively. The census method was used due to the small population, 32 students in the third semester were participated in 8 stations. Data was analyzed by spss-16. The results of this study were as follows: OSCE mean scores were 28.31 [ +/- 8.81]; criterion related validity of stations with mid-term exam was 0.58; and the correlation coefficient with final theory exam was 0.69 [P<0.001]; construct validity between internal consistency of OSCE scores and total scores were significant in the eight station [r=0.63]; reliability of OSCE with Cronbach 's coefficient was r=0.53. According to this study, OSCE was a suitable tool with acceptable criterion related and construct validity for evaluation the course of carrying and transferring injured ones in Emergency Medical Students. In this study, the reliability was moderate and needed to be improved with scientific educational methods

[Academic member's knowledge improvement effect on the results of multiple choice questions in residency exams analysis [2009]]

Multiple choice questions are used for evaluation of learning in promotion residency exams. Due to holding these exams in a standard way, we conducted this study to evaluate the effect of board members, promotion scholarship who designed the questions on these exams results in 2009. A semi experimental research was designed and 105 exam boards of academic members were studied. The results of promotion exams analysis in 2008 plus a tripartite pamphlet for developing standard exams were sent to all. Quantity data was collected by discrimination index, difficulty level, standard deviation and Reliability of test index [KR20], computer report of health ministry analyzing software, and the quality data by percent of Taxonomy II and III questions and report questions from the secretariat of medical educational salinity. Data was analyzed by Even and independent T test and variance analysis. Data from 11 different academic groups were compared. A statistically significant increase was observed among average of distinction index, exam reliability, percent of questions without structural defects and Taxonomy II and III in 2008 compared to 2009 results [p=0.05]. The highest difficulty level was related to questions of urology promotion test 0.54 [p=0.005] and the lowest in psychiatry group 0.69 [p=0.013]. The most percent rise in the discrimination index was in the psychiatry group. This study suggested that medical academic members, scholarship promotion increase by using an educational pamphlet and providing feedback of results from previous exams

[Educational purpose and medical student's achievements in clinical training in an university hospital in Kermanshah]

One of the most important components of educational technology is an educational plan. Medical education needs to evaluate regular educational achievements particularly in clinical training. This study was carried out to investigate medical students achievement compare to educational prepuces in clinical training in Kermanshah Emam Reza hospital. In this descriptive-analytical study. 135 students in level of replacement and internship were selected through satisfied random sampling method during the first semester of year 2008. Data was collected using researchers planned questionnaire. 15 experts in medical education area confirmed its face and content validity. To confirm the reliability of the questionnaire were checked Spearma-Brown in a pilot study [r=0.86]. Data were analyzed using SPSS13. The finding indicated that 11.1% of students were not achieved, 85.2% moderately achieved and only 3.7% of them were completely achieved to educational aims in clinical training. No significant differences were observed between gender, year of study and level of study. However there were statistically significant difference associations between students' achievement to educational aims in clinical training and introducing training objectives, evaluation methods and having an introduction session at the beginning of clinical training as well as induction training in the emergency ward. This study reveals that there are still some spaces and opportunities for increasing the medical students' achievements to educational aims in clinical training. This study recommended that at the beginning of clinical training with use of: aim, evaluation methods, justify session presented to the students and use of emergency wards for education, could increase achievement to educational aims in clinical training in medical students