Casting Into The Future: Effectiveness of a 3D-Printed Fishhook Removal Task Trainer.

While participation in both recreational and commercial fisheries is common, it is not risk-free. Puncture wounds caused by fishhooks are commonly incurred by people who fish recreationally and commercially. Despite literature that details the challenges of treating fishhook injuries and specific techniques for fishhook removal, only a single publication focuses on teaching fishhook removal techniques to medical trainees and staff physicians. The aim of this technical report is to investigate the efficacy of using a 3D-printed task trainer for simulating and teaching fishhook removal techniques. To facilitate this, the 3D-printed Fishhook Emergency Removal Simulator (FISH-ER 3D) was designed by the Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) MED 3D Network and satellite research partner, Carbonear Institute for Rural Reach and Innovation by the Sea (CIRRIS). A sample of 22 medical residents and staff physicians were asked to evaluate the task trainer by way of a practical session, which was then followed by an evaluation survey. The overall realism of the 3D-printed task trainer components was ranked as "realistic" or "very realistic" by 86% of the evaluators. The majority of evaluators rated acquiring and performing various fishhook removal techniques using the simulator as "easy" or "somewhat easy". Most evaluators found that using the task trainer increased user competence and confidence with fishhook removal techniques, and 100% of the evaluators rated the task trainer as a "very valuable" or "valuable" training tool. The results of this report demonstrate support for the FISH-ER 3D as an efficacious simulator for building competence in fishhook removal techniques.

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Dr. Chris Patey is the Medical Director of the Carbonear Institute of Rural Reach and Innovation by the Sea non for profit organization. Paul Norman is the CEO of SurgeCon Innovations INC. and serves as the Nursing Director of the Carbonear Institute of Rural Reach and Innovation by the Sea non for profit organization. Dr. Adam Dubrowski is the current Canada Research Chair in Healthcare Simulation and member of the Faculty of Health Sciences at Ontario Tech University. He is also a co-lead of the maxSIMhealth Network. maxSIMhealth Network does not have any commercial connection or sponsorship of this research. Dr. Michael Bartellas, is the current CEO of PolyUnity, a private company focussed on a cloud-based solution for on-site local manufacturing of key device components for hospital operations. PolyUnity does not have any commercial connection or sponsorship of this research.