Further recommendations for trauma training of Indian medical officers and medical students
Journal Title: World Journal of Emergency Medicine - Year 2011, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
In a recent article,[1] we have demonstrated a significant difference in the theoretical knowledge of both junior and senior emergency department (ED) medical offi cers (MOs) from Salem, Tamil Nadu, India, and the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) Adelaide, South Australia, in the management of severely injured trauma patients, when comparing MOs who had completed an ATLS-type program with those who had not undertaken such a program.
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