1Senior Anaesthesiologist 2Associate Professor 3Anaesthesia Professor 4Post Graduate 5Senior Resident, Department of Anaesthesia, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital & Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, New Delhi, Delhi 110001, India.
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Aim: Prehospital trauma students first aid skills assessment at various stages of training. Design: Retrospective observational study. Material and Methods: In our study, First Aid skills and knowledge were assessed of five batches of Prehospital Trauma Technicians. From each batch twenty students were pretested for knowledge in Basic Life Support Skills (BLSS) work shop. These Prehospital trauma technician students were from science stream, high school Pass out, who were selected on the basis of merit and counseling, the consent of students was obtained after an explanation of nature and purpose of study. These students were assessed as follows: (1) As fresher during ten days orientation program. (2) As prehospital trauma students (8month completion)
(3) As Prehospital Trauma technician interns, posted at PGIMER, Dr RML Hospital, New Delhi and its ambulances (11 month).
Statistical Analysis: Quantitative variables were compared using Kruskal Wallisand Mann Whitney test was used for comparison between two groups. JonckheereTerpstra Test was used for comparison across various time periods. A p value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: In our study, statistically significant improvement in performance was seen after 8 months and again statistically significant improvement was seen at 11 months completion of Prehospital Trauma Technician training Program. Conclusions and Recommendation: Our Study shows that teaching alongwith practical workenhancesfirst aid skills and performance. Repeated teaching and learning by doing practical work enhances performance. Practising lifesaving skills periodically is significant for good performance outcome.
Keywords : Golden Hour; First Aid; Accountability; Questionnaire.
Corresponding Author : Vijay K. Nagpal, Associate Professor, Department of Anaesthesia, DDepartment of Anaesthesia, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital & Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, New Delhi, Delhi 110001, India.
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