The Need for Purposeful Teaching, Learning and Assessment of Crisis Resource Management Principles and Practices in the Undergraduate Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Curriculum: A Narrative Literature Review

Introduction Traditionally, undergraduate emergency medical care (EMC) training programs have, over the years, typically focussed on developing individuals with proficiency in clinical skills who can perform complex procedures act of administering safe and effective pre-hospital setting. A shortcoming this relates to attention given soft needed work efficiently a team-based environment. Crisis resource management (CRM) is structured, evidence-based approach that designed enhance teamwork performance critical circumstances where absence coordinated could lead undesired outcomes. Methods narrative review GOOGLE SCHOLAR, MEDLINE, PUBMED, CINAHL as well paramedic-specific journals was conducted. Articles were included if they examined importance CRM care; students principles practices CRM; non-technical care. Discussion Researchers found limited articles related Our findings reveal focusses addressing necessary for those identified be relevant setting include situation awareness, decision-making, verbal communication, leadership followership skills. Conclusion Effective team core element expert practice medicine. When practised conjunction technical expertise, reduce incidence error contribute smooth running plan.