| Title |
First Things First: Effectiveness and Scalability of a Basic Prehospital Trauma Care Program for Lay First-Responders in Kampala, Uganda
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, September 2009
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0006955 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Sudha Jayaraman, Jacqueline R. Mabweijano, Michael S. Lipnick, Nolan Caldwell, Justin Miyamoto, Robert Wangoda, Cephas Mijumbi, Renee Hsia, Rochelle Dicker, Doruk Ozgediz |
| Abstract |
We previously showed that in the absence of a formal emergency system, lay people face a heavy burden of injuries in Kampala, Uganda, and we demonstrated the feasibility of a basic prehospital trauma course for lay people. This study tests the effectiveness of this course and estimates the costs and cost-effectiveness of scaling up this training. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | <1% |
| Norway | 1 | <1% |
| Vietnam | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 219 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 42 | 19% |
| Researcher | 31 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 24 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 20 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 16 | 7% |
| Other | 54 | 24% |
| Unknown | 37 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 95 | 42% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 26 | 12% |
| Social Sciences | 16 | 7% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 9 | 4% |
| Psychology | 7 | 3% |
| Other | 27 | 12% |
| Unknown | 44 | 20% |