Training Law Enforcement Officers to Differentiate Traumatic Brain Injury From Alcohol Intoxication.
Purpose: This pretest/posttest study examined the effectiveness of an online training module that was designed to assist law enforcement officers in differentiating traumatic brain injury (TBI) from alcohol intoxication (AI). Officers must differentiate TBI signs from AI signs during encounters with...
| Publicado en: | Contemporary Issues in Communication Science & Disorders Vol. 43; pp. 154 - 164 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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National Student Speech Language Hearing Association
Spring2016
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=115260159&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 115260159 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 10925171 1VOM jtl: Contemporary Issues in Communication Science & Disorders issn: 10925171 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Spring2016 vid: 43 pid: 27617 pub: National Student Speech Language Hearing Association place: Rockville, Maryland artinfo: ui: 115260159 115260159 115260159 10.1044/cicsd_43_s_154 115260159 ppf: 154 ppct: 10 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Training Law Enforcement Officers to Differentiate Traumatic Brain Injury From Alcohol Intoxication. aug: au: Shackelford, Jo Nale, Sarah affil: Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green sug: subj: Police Education Brain Injuries Education Alcoholic Intoxication Education Human Pretest-Posttest Control Group Design Data Analysis Software Descriptive Statistics Paired T-Tests Pearson's Correlation Coefficient Reliability and Validity ab: Purpose: This pretest/posttest study examined the effectiveness of an online training module that was designed to assist law enforcement officers in differentiating traumatic brain injury (TBI) from alcohol intoxication (AI). Officers must differentiate TBI signs from AI signs during encounters with individuals with TBI in order to respond appropriately, yet they receive little training in TBI. This skill is important because many signs of TBI and AI mimic one another, and distinguishing them under stressful conditions can be problematic. The increased number of veterans who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan with TBI increases the likelihood of unnecessary and unfortunate confrontations between individuals with TBI and law enforcement officers. Method: Eighty-five law enforcement officers from agencies in Kentucky completed an online training module that included information on identifying and differentiating TBI and AI signs, supported by video clips demonstrating TBI signs. The pre- and posttests consisted of an encounter scenario and identification of TBI and AI signs. Results: Results showed a statistically significant increase in total posttest scores, suggesting that the training was effective. Officers reported little TBI training, and career experience was not associated with higher pretest scores. Conclusion: Training in TBI signs can be effective in helping law enforcement officers differentiate TBI signs from AI signs. Officer experience is not sufficient to produce familiarity with signs of TBI. Speech-language pathologists can play a role in educating this important segment of our community to minimize negative interactions between individuals with TBI and law enforcement officers and other first responders. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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