AIM To explore the feasibility of situational simulation teaching of acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in 5-year-program clinical students.
METHODS Fifty-six five-year-program clinical students from Wannan Medical College who were interns in Ma’anshan People’s Hospital from 2020 to 2021 were randomly divided into traditional teaching group and situational simulation teaching group. The traditional teaching group used the traditional clinical teaching methods. The situational simulation teaching group conducted teaching through three scenarios, including "diagnosis and treatment of acute chest pain", "identification and treatment of STEMI" and "rescue of cardiac arrest". After the course, the two groups of students were tested and evaluated.
RESULTS The average test score of STEMI theoretical knowledge in situational simulation teaching group (83.0 ± 5.7) was significantly higher than that in traditional teaching group (74.7 ± 9.8). The average test scores of the above three scenarios in situational simulation teaching group were also significantly higher than those in the traditional teaching group （7.8±0.7） vs. （6.7±1.9）, P<0.01; （7.8±0.9） vs. （7.1±1.5）, P<0.05; （8.3±0.8） vs. （7.3±1.6）, P<0.01.
CONCLUSION In the teaching of STEMI, the situational simulation teaching mode is superior to the traditional teaching mode and is worthy of wide application and promotion.
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