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Conducting Pre-deployment Training in Honduras: The 240th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Team Experience.

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INTRODUCTION:Since January 2002, pre-deployment training of forward resuscitative and surgical units has taken place at the U.S. Army Trauma Training Center (ATTC) in Miami, FL. In June 2019, the 240th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Team (FRST) conducted the first pre-deployment Surgical Readiness Training Exercise (SURGRETE) in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, to allow the team to rehearse in a resource-constrained environment more similar to that expected on deployment. The purpose of this study is to describe and compare the pre-deployment training experiences of the 240th FRST during their SURGRETE in Honduras and ATTC rotation in Miami, FL. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A descriptive analysis of prospectively collected data was performed for surgical cases, trauma resuscitations, and nonsurgical procedures by the 240th FRST over a 2-week SURGRETE in Honduras and 2-week ATTC rotation in Miami, FL. Items accomplished within the Individual Critical Task Lists (ICTLs) of key clinical providers on the team (general surgeon, orthopedic surgeon, emergency medicine physician, and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist) were identified and compared to those accomplished at the ATTC. RESULTS:During the SURGRETE in Honduras, 64 surgical cases, 1 trauma resuscitation, 2 Advanced Cardiac Life Support codes, and 213 nonsurgical procedures were performed collectively by the team. During ATTC rotation, the team performed a combined total of 10 surgical cases, 6 trauma resuscitations, and 56 nonsurgical procedures. For each key clinical provider, more of their assigned ICTLs were conducted during the Honduras SURGRETE than during ATTC rotation. The ATTC, however, offered more cases of acute life-threatening trauma. CONCLUSION:Appropriately planned SURGRETEs can provide a concentrated case volume in a resource-constrained setting and challenge the team to consider definitive management algorithms. The cases performed may not necessarily reflect the type and acuity of operations performed in a deployed environment; however, they facilitate repetition of basic skills, team cohesion, and cross-training. The SURGRETE experience could be improved by locating a facility with a trauma-dominant patient population that allows increased autonomy of U.S. physicians.

journal_name

Mil Med

journal_title

Military medicine

authors

Huh J,Brockmeyer JR,Bertsch SR,Vanderspurt C,Batig TS,Clemens M

doi

10.1093/milmed/usaa545

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2021-01-27 00:00:00

eissn

0026-4075

issn

1930-613X

pii

6121255

pub_type

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Conducting Pre-deployment Training in Honduras: The 240th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Team Experience.