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Table 2 Report of respondents’ characteristics versus their perception of ETC impact on their clinical practice (complete variable information in Table 4, Additional file 2)

From: Does participation in the European Trauma Course lead to new behaviours and organisational change? A Portuguese experience

 

After attending ETC, you changed your behaviour in the initial trauma approach, Regarding Trauma Team Leadership (TTL)

Communication

Coordination of TM

Prioritising

Task allocation

Current status at hospital

No formal leadership status

73b (73.7%)

71a,b (79.8%)

71a (83.5%)

64a,b (80.0%)

Formal leadership status

26a (26.3%)

18a,b (20.2%)

14b (16.5%)

16a,b (20.0%)

Previous trauma courses

No

39b (40.6%)

37b (44.0%)

45a (53.6%)

31b (41.3%)

Reanima trauma course

4a (4.2%)

2a,b (2.4%)

1b (1.2%)

3a,b (4.0%)

Present Critical Care Medicine teaching experience

Reanima courses

7a (6.8%)

3b (3.4%)

3a,b (3.5%)

5a,b (6.4%)

 

After attending ETC, you changed your behaviour in the initial trauma approach, regarding Trauma Team Membership (TTM)

Communication

Teamwork

Perform ABCDE safely and effectively

Current status at hospital

No formal leadership status

72b (75.0%)

65a (83.3%)

59a,b (81.9%)

Formal leadership status

24a (25.0%)

13b (16.7%)

13a,b (18.1%)

Average number of Trauma Resuscitations /month

 < 2 Resuscitations/month

16a (16.3%)

7b (8.9%)

15a (20.8%)

 

New material acquisition

None + missing

IO kit or needle

Pelvic binder

Sex

Female

43b (53.1%)

14a,b (63.6%)

27a (77.1%)

ETC instructor

Yes

13b (16.0%)

8a,b (36.4%)

17a (48.6%)

Average number of Trauma Resuscitations /month

 < 2 Resuscitations/month

13a (17.3%)

4a (19.0%)

6a (17.1%)

2 to 3 Resuscitations/month

15a,b (20.0%)

2b (9.5%)

11a (31.4%)

 > 3 Resuscitations/month

47 (62.7%)

15 (71.4%)

18 (51.4%)

 

Implementation of new therapeutic attitudes

None + missing

MHP

Tranexamic acid

ETC instructor

Yes

8b (14.5%)

11a,b (25.6%)

21a (33.9%)

  1. Data are presented as counts and percentages (n, %). Bold values represent comparisons mentioned in the text. Values in the same row not sharing the same subscript (a, b) are significantly different at p < 0.05 in the two-sided test of equality for column proportions. Tests adjusted for all pairwise comparisons within a row of each innermost suitable using Bonferroni’s correction. European Trauma Course (ETC), Team Member (TM), Intraosseous (IO), Massive Haemorrhage Protocol (MHP)