Athletic Trainers' Knowledge Regarding Airway Adjuncts

Abstract

Context: Research suggests that knowledge gaps regarding the appropriate use of airway adjuncts exist among various health care practitioners, and that knowledge is especially limited within athletic training. Objective: To determine the relationship between perceived knowledge (PK) and actual knowledge (AK) of airway adjunct use and the difference in PK after AK assessment. Design: Knowledge assessment. Patients or Other Participants: Two thousand athletic trainers received the survey via e-mail; 152 (7.6%) responded. Intervention(s): The AK assessment included 7 items based on the use and implementation of airway adjuncts based on the National Athletic Trainers' Association educational competencies. Perceived knowledge was measured using a well-established PK questionnaire, which also included 1 item to rate likelihood to pursue continuing education (CE). Main Outcome Measure(s): Perceived knowledge was compared pre- and posttest. Our demographic variables assessed how often lifesaving skills were used....