Waqar Alam Jan, Mian Iftikhar-ul Haq, Arif Raza Khan.
Assessment of advanced trauma life support course among trainees as key treatment objectives: a case of CPSP regional centre Peshawar, Pakistan.
J Med Sci Jan ;28(2):136-9.

Objectives: To determine the outcomes of Advanced Trauma Life Support course among post-graduate trainees in Teaching Hospitals of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province. Material and Methods: A self-designed questionnaire was distributed amongst 200 postgraduate trainees who attended ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support Service) course from January 2014 to December 2016. Questionnaires were sent to post-graduate trainees from different public sector hospitals including Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar, Hayatabad Medical com-plex Peshawar, Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar and Ayub Teaching Hospital Abbottabad. Fifty trainees were selected from each hospital. The survey questionnaire was analyzed for ascertaining the demographic profile and other variables. Results: Amongst 200 students, thirty one (15.5%) were from Anaesthesia, 46 (23%) were from General Surgery, 34 (17%) were from Orthopedics, 36 (18%) were from Accident/emergency, 09 (10.5%) were from Neurosurgery, 05 (16%) were from Cardiothoracic and 39(19.5 % ) were from other surgical and allied specialties. Conclusion: ATLS course enhanced the skills of trainees` approach towards management of emergencies.

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