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4th World Trauma Congress Article
Introduction and evaluation of the ACS BCon basic course in Zaragoza, Spain
  1. Carlos Yanez1,
  2. Antonio Güemes2,
  3. Ana Navarro1,
  4. Jacqueline Vazquez3,
  5. Alberto Moreno4
  6. Bleeding Control in Zaragoza
    1. 1 Royo Villanova Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain
    2. 2 Lozano Blesa University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain
    3. 3 Primary Care Center, Monzón, Spain
    4. 4 San Jorge General Hospital, Huesca, Spain
    1. Correspondence to Dr Carlos Yanez, Royo Villanova Hospital, Zaragoza 50015, Spain; carlosyb1{at}gmail.com

    Abstract

    Background The American College of Surgeons Bleeding Control Basic (BCon) course aimed at teaching hemorrhage control techniques in the USA had not yet been taught in Spain. The purpose of this study is to assess its implementation among students and healthcare employees in the Lozano Blesa University Hospital of Zaragoza, a middle-sized Spanish city.

    Methods The study was conducted in a University Hospital and at the University of Zaragoza, scheduling four free B-Con sessions from 2017 to 2018. Two groups were identified as forming the population: healthcare employees and medical students. An anonymous questionnaire was completed at the end of the course regarding content, applicability, usefulness, relevance, and satisfaction. Study variables were ranked from 0 to 10: poor (when graded from 0 to 3), fair (4 to 6) and good (7 to 10). Results were compared between the groups, expressed in percentages and χ2 tested to analyze significant differences if any.

    Results Among the 83 individuals who completed the course, 46 were medical students and 37 healthcare employees; 61% women and 39% men; aged 21 years to 52 years. Attendees evaluated satisfaction with the highest grade (84%), followed by usefulness (73%), applicability (70%), and relevance (66%). There was no variable graded as poor. The comparison of perceptions between groups did not reveal statistical differences based on a 0.05 significance level.

    Conclusion We concluded that the B-Con course was valued as good for relevance, usefulness, applicability, and satisfaction by the majority of the studied population.

    Level of evidence Level III.

    • hemorrhage
    • bleeding
    • tourniquet

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    https://doi.org/10.1136/tsaco-2018-000227

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      Footnotes

      • Collaborators Maria Angeles Castellano; Mercedes Muñoz; Teofilo Lorente Aznar; Dr. Carlos Yanez senior.

      • Authors Contributions Study conception and design CY, JV, AG. Acquisition of data CY, AN, AM. Analysis and interpretation CY, AN. Drafting of the article CY, JV. Critical revision CY, AG.

      • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

      • Conflicts of interest All authors declare having no conflict of interests in the writing of this article and certify that this work has not had any financial support or sponsorship by any institution nor by the pharmaceutical industry. It has been entirely and independently funded by the authors, without commercial interest and moved only by professional concerns.

      • Patient consent for publication Not required.

      • Ethics approval Ethics Committee and local Research Commission of the Lozano Blesa Clinical University Hospital, Zaragoza.

      • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.

      • Data sharing statement No aditional unpublished data available.