Training in Pre-hospital Emergency: Needs and Truths

Introduction: More people in the world have lack access to formal pre-hospital emergency. Pre-hospital system should be simple, efficient, and continuous. In emergencies, Caring interventions and in pre-hospital environment is based on independent judgments, decision-making skills, and prioritizations, which is achieved through the training. This study aimed to discuses about current educational methods of pre-hospital emergency in Iran in comparison with other countries. With real assessment of learning in emergency, it is possible to determine gaps between needs and learned materials in order to eliminate it. Methods: In this review, data gathering was done through medical education and emergency related-textbooks, databases including Pub Med, CINAHL, Embase, Pro Quest, and Science Direct. At first step, 2345 article was found. Finally, 29 articles were selected based on purpose of study. Results: The findings of this study showed that the training of nursing student and other student that allowed working in pre-hospital setting are not efficient and appropriate. Conclusion: This study showed that in current situation it is necessary to reconsider changes in the educational content and methods used for pre-hospital emergency education.