Focused Training for Humanitarian Responders in Regional Anesthesia Techniques for a Planned Randomized Controlled Trial in a Disaster Setting
Insufficient pain management is common in disaster settings, and regional anesthesia has the potential to reduce pain in injured patients
Abstract
Lower extremity trauma during earthquakes accounts for the largest burden of geophysical disaster-related injuries. Insufficient pain management is common in disaster settings, and regional anesthesia (RA) has the potential to reduce pain in injured patients beyond current standards. To date, no prospective research has evaluated the use of RA in a disaster setting. This cross-sectional study assesses knowledge translation and skill acquisition outcomes for lower extremity RA performed with and without ultrasound guidance among a cohort of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) volunteers who will function as proceduralists in a planned randomized controlled trial evaluating the efficacy of RA for pain management in an earthquake setting.
This research was supported by the Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises (R2HC) Programme
Citation
Aluisio AR, Teicher C, Wiskel T, Guy A, Levine A. Focused Training for Humanitarian Responders in Regional Anesthesia Techniques for a Planned Randomized Controlled Trial in a Disaster Setting. PLOS Currents Disasters. 2016 Nov 16 . Edition 1. doi: 10.1371/currents.dis.e75f9f9d977ac8adededb381e3948a04.