Maintaining Surgical Readiness While Deployed to Low-Volume Military Treatment Facilities: A Pilot Program for Clinical and Operational Sustainment Training in the Deployed Environment
| Autor: | Stacy Shackelford, Darin K. Via, William C. Cole, Jennifer M. Gurney, John C. Graybill |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0211 other engineering and technologies
Pilot Projects 02 engineering and technology Hospitals Military Training (civil) Task (project management) 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Pilot program 030212 general & internal medicine Surgeons 021110 strategic defence & security studies business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Military Treatment Facility General Medicine Combat casualty Trauma care medicine.disease Low volume Military personnel Military Personnel Education Medical Continuing Clinical Competence Medical emergency business |
| Zdroj: | Military Medicine. 185:508-512 |
| ISSN: | 1930-613X 0026-4075 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/milmed/usz263 |
| Popis: | IntroductionMaintaining readiness among Army surgeons is increasingly challenging because of declining operative experience during certain deployments. Novel solutions should be considered.Materials and MethodsA pilot program was conducted to rotate surgical teams from a military treatment facility with a low volume of combat casualty care to one with a higher volume. Pre- and postrotation surveys were conducted to measure relative operative experience, trauma experience, and perceived readiness among rotators.ResultsOperative volumes and trauma volumes were increased and that perceived readiness among rotators, especially those with the fewest previous deployments, was improved.ConclusionsMaintaining readiness among Army surgeons is a difficult task, but a combination of increased trauma care while in garrison, as well as increased humanitarian care during deployments, may be helpful. Additionally, rotating providers from facilities caring for few combat casualties to facilities caring for more combat casualties may also be feasible, safe, and helpful. |
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