By: Anjali Jagannathan, Adam Dubrowski, Nicole Gilchrist, Jessica Clarke, Jessica Clark, Katherine Robertson
Inappropriate management of skin tears can result in pain, delayed healing, infection, and reduced mobility. There is growing interest in expanding the paramedic scope of practice to include skin tear management. However, a lack of scalable, low-cost task trainers poses barriers to the implementation of structured training initiatives. Hence, this technical report describes the development of a scalable, low-cost skin tear management task trainer for paramedic education using digital technologies and additive manufacturing, and provides an initial assessment of its perceived acceptability.
