Trauma Non-Technical Training (TNT-2): the development, piloting and multilevel assessment of a simulation-based, interprofessional curriculum for team-based trauma resuscitation
Author(s) -
Aristithes G. Doumouras,
Itay Keshet,
Avery B. Nathens,
Najma Ahmed,
Christopher Hick
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
canadian journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1488-2310
pISSN - 0008-428X
DOI - 10.1503/cjs.000814
Subject(s) - medicine , triage , situation awareness , curriculum , prioritization , medical education , medical emergency , simulation training , major trauma , nursing , process management , simulation , computer science , psychology , pedagogy , engineering , business , aerospace engineering
Medical error is common during trauma resuscitations. Most errors are nontechnical, stemming from ineffective team leadership, nonstandardized communication among team members, lack of global situational awareness, poor use of resources and inappropriate triage and prioritization. We developed an interprofessional, simulation-based trauma team training curriculum for Canadian surgical trainees. Here we discuss its piloting and evaluation.
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