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Table 3 Topics requested for additional training and underlying reasons, stratified by profession

From: Self-perceived preparedness and training needs of healthcare personnel on humanitarian mission: a pre- and post-deployment survey

 

Topic

Requested (N, %)a

Surgeons (N = 42)

1

Neurosurgery

21 (50.0%)

2

Maxillofacial surgery

20 (47.6%)

3

Plastic (reconstructive) surgery

20 (47.6%)

4

Sonography/ultrasound skills

17 (40.5%)

5

Vascular surgery

16 (38.1%)

 

No need/noneb

1 (2.4%)

Anesthesiologists (N = 25)

1

Sonography/ultrasound skills

10 (40.0%)

2

Tropical diseases

6 (24.0%)

3

Triage skills

5 (20.0%)

4

Antibiotic management

4 (16.0%)

5

Intensive care

4 (16.0%)

 

No need/noneb

1 (4.0%)

Nurses (N = 40)

1

Triage and mass casualty management

14 (35.0%)

2

Burns patients

11 (27.5%)

3

New-born non-communicable disease management

11 (27.5%)

4

Tropical disease management

9 (22.5%)

5

Paediatric patients

8 (20.0%)

Intensive care

8 (20.0%)

Wound care

8 (20.0%)

 

No need/noneb

1 (2.5%)

  1. aMissing: surgeons 3 (7.1%); anaesthesiologists 7 (28.0%); nurses 18 (45.0%)
  2. bMissing ‘no need for training’: surgeons 2 (4.8%); anaesthesiologists 6 (24.0%); nurses 17 (42.5%)