Teaching Trauma Care in India: An Educational Pilot Study From Bangalore

摘要: Background Trauma has become a major cause of death and disability in developing countries. In India, most trauma patients receive initial care at general practitioner-staffed hospitals. We hypothesize that practitioners (GPs) could improve their knowledge after attending an educational course. Methods A 2-day course was conducted teaching hospital (170 bed) Bangalore, India. Referral GPs, local surgeons residents training attended. pre-course test given to assess baseline knowledge. The core didactic sessions included: resuscitation/recognition shock states, airway prioritization, evaluation/initial management head, cardiothoracic, abdominal, pelvic/genitourinary, thermal injuries. post-course used obtained from the Paired t tests were performed on scores demographic data stratified by specialty status. Results Of 44 participants, 32 (72%) met study inclusion criteria: MBBS degree completion. population 62.5% male with 47% 53% GPs. Residents 71.8% entire group. Overall, pre- post- improved 70.7% ±11.2 87.5% ±8.9, P = 0.000 (95%CI 12.1, 21.2). There increase mean scores: 21.4% (SD ±13.7) for GPs 11.3% ±8.5) ( 0.02). Conclusion Although had significantly lower than surgeons, end course, as well surgeons. These findings suggest allocation limited resources India may be best