Implementation of new guidelines in the prehospital services: a nationwide survey of Norway.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A debate regarding the potential harmful effects of rigid neck collar and backboard usage among prehospital and hospital care providers in Norway provoked the development of an evidence-based guideline. "The Norwegian guideline for the prehospital management of adult trauma patients with potential spinal injury" was developed with rigorous scientific methods and published in 2016. An e-learning course was developed in parallel. The aim of this study is to explore whether emergency medical services personnel in Norway have implemented the guideline, and to what extent the e-learning course was applied during the implementation process.

Method

An electronic survey was distributed individually to registered prehospital personnel in Norway 18 months after publication

SUBMITTER: Thorvaldsen NO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6716817 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature