The Effects of Pre-hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) Training Program on the On-scene Time Interval

Overview

Journal BMC Emerg Med

Publisher Biomed Central

Specialty Emergency Medicine

Date 2022 Mar 20

PMID 35305569

Authors

Mohammad Hossein Esmaeilzadeh

Morteza Rostamian

Davoud Khorasani-Zavareh

Fahimeh Barghi Shirazi

Marzieh Mogharab

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Abstract

Background: Recent studies have shown that reducing pre-hospital time could improve the outcomes of trauma victims. Due to the importance of pre-hospital time management, this study aims to determine the effects of the Pre-hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) training program on the on-scene time interval reduction.

Methods: The PHTLS training program was implemented based on global standards for pre-hospital emergency technicians. The research tool was a questionnaire designed by the Ministry of Health and Medical Education in Iran. The mean on-scene time interval was calculated before, after and one month after the intervention in the control (n = 32) and experimental group (n = 32). The data were analyzed using SPSS.

Results: The mean on-scene time interval in the target group (one month after intervention) has been significantly lower than that of the control group. Moreover, the mean and standard deviation from the on-scene time interval in the target group has been reduced from 17.6 ± 5.5 (before intervention) to 12 ± 3.8 min (one month after intervention) which was statistically significant.

Conclusion: The implementation of the PHTLS training program can lead to the reduction of on-scene time interval. Therefore, considering the role of reducing on-scene time intervals on victims' survival, the integration of the PHTLS training programs with pre-hospital emergency medical service systems seems inevitable.

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