1Department of Surgery, Addis Ababa University College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2Addis Ababa University College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Funding
The authors received no financial support for this study.
Author contributions
Conceptualization: SK; Data curation: SK; Formal analysis: MSG; Methodology: MSG; Project administration: SK; Visualization: SK; Writing–original draft: SK; Writing–review & editing: all authors. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Data availability
Data analyzed in this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Training session | Allotted time (min) |
---|---|
The ABCs of trauma (didactic session) | 60 |
FAST examination (practical session) | 90 |
Resuscitation/transfusion | |
Case discussion | 30 |
Didactic session | 40 |
Journal club (presentation/discussion) | 60 |
Chest wall injury: rib fracture, pneumothorax, hemothorax | |
Case discussion | 30 |
Didactic session | 40 |
Chest tube placement (practical session) | 90 |
Blunt abdominal trauma and damage control surgery | |
Case discussion | 30 |
Didactic session | 50 |
Journal club: CRASH-2 trial (presentation/discussion) | 60 |
Liver and splenic injury | |
Case discussion | 30 |
Didactic session | 40 |
Head injury | |
Case discussion | 30 |
Didactic session | 40 |
Journal club: placement of bowel anastomosis in trauma patients (presentation/discussion) | 60 |
Small bowel, colon, and rectal injury | |
Case discussion | 30 |
Didactic session | 40 |
Retroperitoneal hematoma | |
Case discussion | 30 |
Didactic session | 40 |
Neck trauma | |
Case discussion | 30 |
Didactic session | 40 |
Pelvic injury | |
Case discussion | 30 |
Didactic session | 40 |
Thoracoabdominal vascular trauma | |
Case discussion | 30 |
Didactic session | 40 |
Extremity vascular trauma | |
Case discussion | 30 |
Didactic session | 40 |
Category | No. of participants (%) |
---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 26 (83.9) |
Female | 5 (16.1) |
Subspecialty | |
General surgery | 9 (29.0) |
Neurosurgery | 7 (22.6) |
Plastic and reconstructive surgery | 6 (19.4) |
Urology | 4 (12.9) |
Pediatric surgery | 5 (16.1) |
Trauma training during medical school | |
Yes | 19 (61.3) |
No | 12 (38.7) |
Trauma training during general practice | |
Yes | 6 (19.4) |
No | 25 (80.6) |
Sponsoring institution | |
Ministry of Higher Education | 22 (71.0) |
Regional hospital | 7 (22.6) |
Federal Ministry of Health | 2 (6.4) |
Trauma sessions attendance (%) | |
≥80 | 27 (87.1) |
60–79 | 3 (9.7) |
50–59 | 1 (3.2) |
ABC, airway, breathing, and circulation; FAST, focused assessment with sonography for trauma; CRASH-2, Clinical Randomization of an Antifibrinolytic in Significant Hemorrhage 2.