DOI: 10.36347/sasjm.2016.v02i05.007

Pages: Page: 121-125

In the present study, we introduce an education program in Japan targeting first responders to mass casualty incidents, a management course that is based on the mass casualty life support (MCLS) course. The first MCLS management course, which contains two parts and seven modules (a lecture and a simulation drill), was held at a firefighter school in Shizuoka Prefecture on November 10, 2016. A questionnaire survey that assessed the participants’ satisfaction with each module was distributed. Their general satisfaction with the course was expressed by a score of 0 to 100. The results of the questionnaire surveys were divided into an emergency medical technician (EMT) group and an “Other” group, based on the occupation of the respondent. We investigated the ages of the respondents and the scores for each module in the two groups. There were 5 participants in the EMT group and 13 in the Other group. The respondents in the EMT group were significantly younger than that those in the Other group. The scores for each of the 7 modules and the general satisfaction scores did not differ between the two groups to a statistically significant extent. The questionnaire survey showed that 17 of the 18 (94%) participants were highly satisfied with the MCLS management course. The educational methods that were applied in the MCLS management course might be effective for all fire department staff members.