Norwegian trauma team leaders - training and experience: A national point prevalence study

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Torben Wisborg¹  Magnus Hjortdahl²  Amund Hovengen Ringen² 

[1] Anaesthesia and Critical Care Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, Norway;The BEST Foundation: Better & Systematic Team Training; Hammerfest Hospital, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Finnmark Health Trust, Hammerfest, Norway

关键词: leader experience;    non-technical skills;    training;    leadership;    Trauma team;   

Others  :  826949
DOI  :  10.1186/1757-7241-19-54

 received in 2011-04-20, accepted in 2011-10-05,  发布年份 2011

【 摘 要 】

Background

The treatment of trauma victims is a complex multi-professional task in a stressful environment. We previously found that trauma team members perceive leadership as the most important human factor. The aim of the present study was to assess the experience and education of Norwegian trauma team leaders, and allow them to describe their perceived educational needs.

Methods

We conducted an anonymous descriptive study using a point prevalence methodology based on written questionnaires. All 45 hospitals in Norway receiving severely injured trauma victims were contacted on a randomly selected weeknight during November 2009. Team leaders were asked to specify what trauma related training programs they had participated in, how much experience they had, and what further training they wished, if any.

Results

Response rate was 82%. Slightly more than half of the team leaders were residents. The median working experience as a surgeon among team leaders was 7.5 years. Sixty-eight percent had participated in multi-professional training in non-technical skills, while 54% had passed the advanced trauma life support(ATLS) course. Fifty-one percent were trained in damage control surgery. A median of one course per team leader was needed to comply with the new proposed national standards. Team leaders considered training in damage control surgery the most needed educational objective.

Conclusions

Level of experience among team leaders was highly variable and their educational background insufficient according to international and proposed national standards. Proposed national standards should be urgently implemented to ensure equal access to high quality trauma care.

【 授权许可】

   
2011 Hovengen et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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