Trauma reception and resuscitation in Sri Lanka: The Health for the South Capacity-Building project

In response to the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, the Health for the South project, Capacity‐Building programme was implemented in Galle, Sri Lanka. The objectives of the Capacity‐Building programme were to develop the emergency and trauma service capability at Teaching Hospital Karapitiya in Galle....

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Published in:Emergency medicine Australasia 2009-04, Vol.21 (2), p.147-152
Main Authors: O'Reilly, Gerard, Fitzgerald, Mark, Ariyananda, Pilane L, Jayasekera, Krishantha, Williams, Sue, Charlton, Sally, Young, Simon, Santeloudi, Nicholas, Wilson, Kylie, Stevens, Jeremy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Developing Countries
developing country
disaster
emergency medicine
Emergency Service, Hospital
Humans
Program Development
Program Evaluation
Qualitative Research
Sri Lanka
trauma resuscitation
Wounds and Injuries - therapy
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Summary:In response to the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, the Health for the South project, Capacity‐Building programme was implemented in Galle, Sri Lanka. The objectives of the Capacity‐Building programme were to develop the emergency and trauma service capability at Teaching Hospital Karapitiya in Galle. Over 15 months, ED clinicians, from the Alfred Hospital and Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, provided training in the Emergency Treatment Unit of the main referral hospital for the south of Sri Lanka. This programme, completed in June 2008, significantly improved the hospital's ability to conduct trauma resuscitation, and to attain an increased level of disaster preparedness. In addition, valuable lessons were noted that will guide future initiatives in trauma care training in similar contexts.
ISSN:1742-6731
1742-6723
DOI:10.1111/j.1742-6723.2009.01172.x