Development and Implementation of Short Courses to Support the Establishment of a Prehospital System in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons Learned from Tanzania
Table 6
BAP and BAAT participant-rated prehospital skills comfort level, before and after course.
Short course
Skills
Precourse mean
Postcourse mean
value
Basic ambulance provider
Scene safety
2.8 (SD 0.6)
4.9 (SD 0.05)
<0.0001
Patient movement
3.0 (SD 0.3)
4.9 (SD 0.1)
<0.0001
Communication
3.2 (SD 0.05)
4.8 (SD 0.2)
<0.0001
Primary survey
2.7 (SD 0.6)
5.0 (SD 0)
<0.0001
Airway adjuncts
2.7 (SD 0.4)
4.9 (SD 0)
<0.0001
Bag-valve mask
2.4 (SD 0.4)
4.9 (SD 0)
<0.0001
AED
2.5 (SD 0.98)
4.7 (SD 0.1)
<0.0001
Patient restraints
2.4 (SD 0.7)
4.8 (SD 0.1)
<0.0001
C-spine immobilization
2.6 (SD 0.5)
4.8 (SD 0.05)
<0.0001
Obstetric delivery
3.3 (SD 0.2)
4.8 (SD 0.05)
<0.0001
Basic ambulance attendant
Scene safety
3.2 (SD 0.4)
4.9 (SD 0.1)
<0.0001
Patient movement
3.2 (SD 0.2)
4.9 (SD 0.1)
<0.0001
Head tilt, chin lift
1.9 (SD 0.6)
4.6 (SD 0.2)
<0.0001
Bag-valve mask
1.9 (SD 0.3)
4.6 (SD 0.3)
<0.0001
CPR adult
2.1 (SD 0.3)
4.8 (SD 0.2)
<0.0001
AED
1.5 (SD 0.3)
4.5 (SD 0.3)
<0.0001
Patient restraints
2.4 (SD 0.4)
4.5 (SD 0.3)
<0.0001
Bleeding control
2.7 (SD 0.2)
4.9 (SD 0.1)
<0.0001
C-spine immobilization
1.8 (SD 0.4)
4.5 (SD 0.5)
<0.0001
Driving emergency traffic
3.1 (SD 0.3)
4.7 (SD 0.1)
<0.0001
Scale: 1 = 5 = strong comfort or knowledge; 4 = comfort or knowledge; 3 = some comfort or knowledge; 2 = minimal comfort or knowledge; 1 = no comfort or knowledge.
