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Effectiveness of Applying Guideline of Advanced Trauma Life | 101001

Journal of Research in Medical and Dental Science
eISSN No. 2347-2367 pISSN No. 2347-2545

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Effectiveness of Applying Guideline of Advanced Trauma Life Support on Nurses? knowledge

Author(s): Talib kalefaa hassan* and Huda BaKer Hassan Jawad

Abstract

Introduction: Trauma is the main reason for death in children and young adults aged 10 to 40. The Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) protocol is the most widely used technique for controlling and treating multiple trauma patients. Methodology: The design used in the current study is a quasi-experimental design -experimental design (two -groups comparison), the study was conducted in emergency medicine department at Baghdad city in Iraq. Study Sample: A non-probability (purposive) sample was taken from staff nurses in emergency unite and critical unite and the sample was (80) nurses. Use questionnaire and observational checklist as the with implementation guideline. Result: It was found that there is an effectiveness of the guideline on the study sample with the post-test when compared with the study group after implementation program. Conclusion: The nurses in emergency unite and critical unite have inadequate knowledge concerning advance trauma life support guideline (ACLS). The guideline which implemented on nurses in emergency unite and critical unite had a benefit feedback on nurses 'knowledge and practice.

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