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Master of Public Health

Training Laypersons and Hospital Personnel in Basic Resuscitation Techniques: an Approach to Impact the Global Trauma Burden in Mozambique.

AUTHORS

Merchant A , Outhay M , Gonzaléz-Calvo L , Moon TD , Sidat M , Taibo CL , McQueen K , . World journal of surgery. 2015 2 7; ().
  • NIHMSID: 7704052

ABSTRACT

Over half of prehospital deaths in low-income countries are the result of airway compromise, respiratory failure, or uncontrolled hemorrhage; all three conditions can be addressed using simple first-aid measures. For both hospital personnel and laypersons, a basic trauma resuscitation training in modified ABCD (airway, breathing, circulation, disability) techniques can be easily learned and applied to increase the number of first responders in Mozambique, a resource-challenged country.

Over half of prehospital deaths in low-income countries are the result of airway compromise, respiratory failure, or uncontrolled hemorrhage; all three conditions can be addressed using simple first-aid measures. For both hospital personnel and laypersons, a basic trauma resuscitation training in modified ABCD (airway, breathing, circulation, disability) techniques can be easily learned and applied to increase the number of first responders in Mozambique, a resource-challenged country.

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