Drones at the service for training on mass casualty incident: A simulation study

Mass casualty incidents (MCI) are characterized by a large number of victims with respect to the resources available. In this study, we aimed to analyze the changes produced in the self-perception of students who were able to visualize aerial views of a simulation of a MCI. A simulation study, mixed method, was performed to compare the results from an ad hoc questionnaire. The 35 students from the Emergency Nursing Master from the UCAM completed a questionnaire before and after watching an MCI video with 40 victims in which they had participated. The main variable measured was the change in self-perception (CSP). The CSP occurred in 80% (28/35) of the students (P=.001). Students improved their individual (P=.001) and group (P=.006) scores. They also described that their personal performance had better results than the group performance (P=.047). The main conclusion of this study is that drones could lead to CSP and appraisal of the MCI simulation participants.