Expanding trauma education during war: pediatric trauma fundamentals training in Ukraine.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

On 24 February 2022, Russia launched a large-scale offensive in Ukraine, resulting in significant casualties to civilians, including children. As part of a seven-stream trauma education initiative, a novel pediatric trauma fundamentals course (PTF) was developed to provide standalone pediatric trauma education by our academic/NGO partnership. The objective of the program was to develop, implement, and evaluate a novel PTF educational course in the active armed conflict zone of Ukraine.

Methods

A novel two-day PTF course was internally developed, translated into Ukrainian, and implemented across eight Oblasts (regions) in Ukraine from November 2022 to December 2023. Participants completed pre-and post-assessments in knowledge and self-confidence, and critical ski

SUBMITTER: Mills D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11413807 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature