Journal of surgical education
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Telemedicine as a potential medium for teaching the advanced trauma life support (ATLS) course.
The advanced trauma life support (ATLS) course has become the international standard for teaching trauma resuscitation skills. The 2 to 2.5 days course is usually offered as an on-site teaching experience. The present project assesses the potential for applying telemedicine technology to teaching ATLS by distance learning. ⋯ Our results suggest that telemedicine technology could be successfully applied to teaching ATLS courses.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Hemostasis in a noncompressible hemorrhage model: an end-user evaluation of hemostatic agents in a proximal arterial injury.
1. Evaluate hemostatic bandages by the end user using subjective and objective criteria. 2. Determine if user training and education level impact overall hemostatic outcomes. 3. Our hypothesis was that prior medical training would be directly linked to improved hemostatic outcomes in noncompressible hemorrhage indepen- dent of dressing used. ⋯ There is no significant difference in hemostasis between hemostatic bandages for proximal arterial hemorrhage. Hemostasis significantly improves between 2 and 4 minutes using direct pressure and hemostatic agents. Prior medical training leads to 20% greater efficacy when using hemostatic dressings.