In India the organized trauma care services are restricted only
to tertiary care centres and golden hour trauma care is often
delayed. We decided to create awareness among the MBBS
students by teaching basic trauma management skills since
they are the first responders to a trauma victim brought to
any hospital setup. This would help improve primary trauma
care.
Aim: To assess the improvement in knowledge, attitude and
practice after primary trauma care workshop in MBBS students
Methods and Material: A one day primary trauma care
workshop was conducted in our institute for two consecutive
years during the annual academic undergraduate conference
2018 and 2019 respectively. The MBBS students enrolled were
given a questionnaire to solve before and after the workshop.
They received a lecture on triage and hands-on practice on
Primary survey, log roll & cervical spine stabilization, Airway
management, Intravenous fluids & shock management and
Basic life support.
Statistical analysis: The pre and post workshop questionnaires
were statistically analyzed by paired t-test using software
version SPSS 20.0 and a P value of < 0.05 was considered
statistically significant.
Results: Pre workshop 9.9% and 10.5% of the students had
above average total score in 2018 and 2019 respectively which
increased to 67.6% and 78.5% post workshop. The mean
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice scores also improved
individually.
Conclusion: We should include such workshops in the
undergraduate curriculum, it would improve primary trauma
care and will reduce trauma related morbidity and mortality
Effectiveness of the Primary Trauma Care Course: Is the outcome satisfactory?