Survey on knowledge of acute trauma care among trainee anesthesiologists

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Laxmi Shenoy ◽  
Malavika Kulkarni ◽  
N Anitha ◽  
TK Sushma ◽  
Shwetha Sinha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trauma Care ◽  
Acute Trauma

In Acute Trauma Care, Time Matters but Is Not Everything

JAMA Surgery ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 154 (12) ◽  
pp. 1125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Maegele
Keyword(s):  
Trauma Care ◽  
Acute Trauma

scholarly journals Blunt cerebrovascular injuries in acute trauma care: a screening protocol

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 837-843 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Löhrer ◽  
V. Vieth ◽  
I. Nassenstein ◽  
R. Hartensuer ◽  
T. Niederstadt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trauma Care ◽  
Acute Trauma ◽  
Screening Protocol

Acute trauma care

1991 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-211
Author(s):  
Sam R. Sharar
Keyword(s):  
Trauma Care ◽  
Acute Trauma

scholarly journals The Berlin Acute Trauma Care Instrument Set (BATMIN) – A Selected Combination of Surgical Instruments for Damage Control and Hemostasis Surgery in Severe Acute Trauma

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Sven Märdian ◽  
Fitz Klein ◽  
André Solarek ◽  
Lena Nonnen ◽  
Detlef Cwojdzinski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trauma Care ◽  
Damage Control ◽  
Damage Control Surgery ◽  
Mass Casualty ◽  
Surgical Instruments ◽  
Mass Casualties ◽  
Severely Injured ◽  
Severely Injured Patients ◽  
Acute Trauma ◽  
Injured Patients

Abstract A lack of sterile surgical instrument sets for damage control surgeries of severely injured patients became evident in a series of in-hospital mass casualty trainings in the German capital of Berlin. Moreover, the existing instrument trays contained mostly specialized instruments for elective interventions and were not well composed for the treatment of poly-traumatized patients. After a literature search on the most common injury patterns in Mass Casualty Incidents (MCIs), an expert group of surgeons from different disciplines designed an optimized instrument set. A set of 194 instruments was assembled and distributed into two containers. These 2 sets were subjected to a 6-month trial phase in our hospital, and the evaluation of usability was subsequently analyzed through feedback forms administered to the staff. After analysis of the feedback sheets, only minor alterations had to be incorporated. The Berlin Acute Trauma Care Instrument Set (BATMIN) was then made available by the state of Berlin to Berlin Hospitals providing acute trauma care. Out of the need to be prepared for mass casualties, we created an instrument set suitable for the damage control surgery of severely injured patients in individual care and MCIs.

Assessment of Acute Trauma Care Training in Kenya

2009 ◽  
Vol 75 (11) ◽  
pp. 1118-1123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jana B.A. Macleod ◽  
Sara Gravelin ◽  
Tait Jones ◽  
Alex Gololov ◽  
Michelle Thomas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Trauma Care ◽  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
World Health ◽  
Public Facility ◽  
Running Water ◽  
Acute Trauma ◽  
Resource Limited ◽  
Initial Care ◽  
Private And Public

An Acute Trauma Care (ATC) course was adapted for resource-limited healthcare systems based on the American model of initial care for injured patients. The course was taught to interested medical personnel in Kenya. This study undertook a survey of the participants’ healthcare facilities to maximize the applicability of ATC across healthcare settings. The ATC course was conducted three times in Kenya in 2006. A World Health Organization (WHO) Needs Assessment survey was administered to 128 participants. The data were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively. Ninety-two per cent had a physician available in the emergency department and 63 per cent had a clinical officer. A total of 71.7 per cent reported having a designated trauma room. A total of 96.7 per cent reported running water, but access was uninterrupted more often in private hospitals as opposed to public facilities (92.5 vs 63.6%, P = 0.0005). Private and public employees equally had an oxygen cylinder (95.6 vs 98.5%, P > 0.05), oxygen concentrator (69.2 vs 54.2%, P = 0.12), and oxygen administration equipment (95.7 vs 91.4%, P > 0.05) at their facilities. However, private employees were more likely to report that “all” of their equipment was in working order (53 vs 7.9%, P < 0.0001). Private employees were also more likely to report that they had access to information on emergency procedures and equipment (64.4 vs 33.3%, P = 0.001) and that they had learned new procedures (54.8 vs 25.4%, P = 0.002). Despite a perception of public facility lack, this survey showed that public institutions and private institutions have similar basic equipment availability. Yet, problems with equipment malfunction, lack of repair, and availability of required information and training are far greater in the public sector. The content of the ATC course is valid for both private and public sector institutions, but refinements of the course should focus on varying facets of inexpensive and alternative equipment resources. Furthermore, the implementation of this course should create a setting that advocates, promotes, and investigates resources. The WHO survey can guide future research in understanding impediments to implementing essential trauma care courses for resource limited healthcare systems.

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