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Kigali mass casualty training lifts knowledge
Mass casualty training for prehospital and emergency providers in Kigali, Rwanda: a quasi-experimental pre–post educational study
African Journal of Emergency Medicine · Added 11 September 2026
Quasi-experimental pre–post study of a two-part mass casualty training curriculum (asynchronous video modules plus a half-day simulation) for 41 emergency providers and community first responders in Kigali — mean knowledge scores rose significantly after training and remained above baseline at 3- and 6-month follow-up, with significant confidence gains across key MCI skills.
- Study type
- Other
- Design
- Quasi-experimental pre–post educational study
- Participants
- 41 emergency providers and community first responders in Kigali, Rwanda
- Main finding
- Mean knowledge scores rose significantly after training and remained above baseline at 3- and 6-month follow-up, with significant confidence gains across key MCI skills
- Caveat
- Small, single-centre pilot without control group; LMIC setting
- Bottom line
- Hypothesis-generating
Why it matters in Australia (Medium relevance). the multimodal video-plus-simulation MCI training model transfers readily to Australian ambulance MCI preparedness, but this is a small pilot in an LMIC setting measuring knowledge and confidence, not patient or system outcomes.
Learning goal
Strengthen my confidence and competence in triage and coordination skills for mass casualty incidents.
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- Topic: Education & training
- Daily scan: 11 September 2026
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