Table 1 Observational assessment of consecutive SBME debriefings

Case 1

Adult cardiac arrest

5 study subjects: 5 junior doctors (4 male; 1 female)

6.6 (0.49)

6.6 (0.49)

7 (0)

6.8 (0.4)

6 (0.63)

6.4 (0.49)

1 debriefer: emergency registrar A, (male—novice*)

5

4

5

4

4

5

1 supervisor: ICU nurse A (female—experienced*)

6

6

6

4

4

4

Case 2

Airway

7 study subjects: (5 junior doctors (3M; 2F), RN (F) student (F))

6.71 (0.45)

6.86 (0.35)

6.71 (0.45

6.57 (0.49)

6.43 (1.05)

6.57 (0.49)

1 debriefer: emergency registrar B (female—novice*)

5

6

4

6

6

5

1 supervisor: ICU nurse B (male—experienced*)

5

5

5

5

6

6

Case 3

Adult cardiac arrest

8 study subjects: (8 junior doctors (4M; 4F))

6.63 (0.70)

6.63 (0.70)

6.75 (0.43)

6.25 (0.97)

5.88 (1.45)

6.63 (0.48)

1 debriefer: emergency registrar C (male—novice*)

4

5

6

5

5

6

1 supervisor: ICU nurse B, (male—experienced*)

5

6

6

6

5

5

Case 4

Airway

5 study subjects: (5 junior doctors (3F; 2M))

6.8 (0.4)

6.8 (0.4)

7 (0)

7 (0)

7 (0)

7 (0)

Debriefer: emergency registrar A (male—intermediate*)

5

5

5

4

5

5

1 supervisor: specialist A (male—experienced*)

6

6

7

6

6

6

Case 5

Airway

6 study subjects: junior doctors (1M, 2F); 3 students (1M, 2F)

6.17 (0.37)

6.5 (0.5)

6.67 (0.47)

6.67 (0.47)

6 (1.15)

6.5 (0.5)

Debriefer: emergency registrar A (male—intermediate*)

6

5

6

6

6

5

1 supervisor: nurse educator A (female—intermediate*)

6

6

7

6

4

5

Case 6

Seizure

7 study subjects: 3 junior doctors (2M; 1F), 4 students (2M; 2F)

6.57 (0.49)

6.57 (0.49)

6.86 (0.35)

6.86 (0.35)

6.43 (0.73)

6.57 (0.49)

1 debriefer: anaesthetic Doctor A (female—intermediate*)

5

5

4

5

5

5

Supervisor: specialist A (male—experienced*)

6

6

7

6

4

5

Case 7

Asthma

6 Study Subjects: 3 Junior Doctors (2M; 1F), 3 Students (1M; 2F)

6.67 (0.47)

7 (0)

7 (0)

7 (0)

6.5 (0.5)

7 (0)

Debriefer: Emergency Registrar A (Male - Intermediate*)

5

6

5

6

6

6

Supervisor: Specialist (Male - Experienced*)

6

7

5

6

5

6

Case 8

Adult cardiac arrest

8 study subjects: 6 junior doctors (3M; 3F), 2 students (1M; 1F)

6.75 (0.43)

6.88 (0.33)

7 (0)

6.88 (0.33)

7 (0)

6.88 (0.33)

Debriefer: emergency registrar C (male—intermediate*)

6

6

6

5

6

6

Supervisor: specialist (male—experienced)

6

7

5

6

5

5

Case 9

Sepsis

4 study subjects: 3 junior doctors (1M; 2F), 1 RN (1F)

7 (0)

7 (0)

6.75 (0.43)

7 (0)

6.75 (0.43)

7 (0)

Debriefer: nurse educator A (female—experienced*)

5

5

4

4

4

4

Supervisor: specialist (male—experienced*)

6

6

d

6

6

6

Case 10

Trauma

8 study subjects: 4 doctor (2M; 2F), 3 RN (3F), 1 Ambu (M)

5.75 (0.43)

6.38 (0.48)

5.88 (0.60)

6.13 (0.78)

5 (1.22)

5.63 (0.86)

Debriefer: emergency specialist A (female—experienced*)

4

5

5

4

5

5

Supervisor: nurse (female—experienced*)

6

7

5

5

5

5

Case 11

Sepsis

6 study subjects: 4 doctor (2M; 2F), 1 RN (F), 1 student (M)

6.67 (0.47)

6.67 (0.47)

6.5 (0.5)

6.5 (0.76)

6 (1)

6 (1)

Debriefer: emergency registrar B (male—intermediate*)

5

4

3

4

4

4

Supervisor: specialist (male—experienced*)

6

6

5

6

6

5

Case 12

Trauma

8 study subjects: 5 doctor (3M; 2F), 3 RN (3F)

6.13 (0.60)

6.25 (0.66)

6.13 (1.05)

6.38 (0.86)

5.13 (1.45)

5.88 (0.93)

Debriefer: emergency specialist B (male—experienced*)

5

6

5

6

5

5

Supervisor: nurse (female—experienced*)

6

6

5

6

5

4

Overall DASH scores

Mean study subject DASH score (n = 78) (mean of total = 6.50)

6.50 (0.34)

6.64 (0.25)

6.66 (0.37)

6.63 (0.30)

6.12 (0.64)

6.46 (0.45)

Mean self-debriefer DASH score (n = 12)(mean of total = 5.01)

5 (0.58)

5.17 (0.69)

4.83 (0.90)

4.92 (0.86)

5.08 (0.76)

5.08 (0.64)

p value (t test)

p = < 0.0001

p = < 0.0001

p = < 0.0001

p = < 0.0001

p = < 0.0001

p = < 0.0001