NDLI: Taxi driver training in Madagascar: the first step in developing a functioning prehospital emergency care system.

Content Provider	World Health Organization (WHO)-Global Index Medicus
Author	Geduld, Heike Wallis, Lee
Spatial Coverage	Madagascar
Description	Country affiliation: South Africa Author Affiliation: Geduld H ( Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. hgeduld@pgwc.gov.za)
Abstract	BACKGROUND: Prehospital care in developing countries is severely lacking. Few countries can afford the relatively expensive formalised Western model of a prehospital emergency medical system. The WHO has highlighted the development of layperson first responder programmes as the most basic step in the development of a functioning prehospital system. AIM: To describe the first training programme of its kind, run in Mahajanga, Madagascar. The faculty was invited by Mahajanga Medical School. METHODS AND RESULTS: Local input was taken into account in developing the curriculum. 26 taxi drivers were invited to attend in cooperation with the local municipality. The faculty consisted of five instructors from the Division of Emergency Medicine and EMSSA, plus local doctors from University Hospital Mahajanga. The 1-day course included workshops on prehospital scene management, bleeding and broken bones, immobilisation and patient movement, and labour and delivery. The workshops made use of commonly available items only including packets, string and towels; French and Malagasy translators were available throughout. CONCLUSIONS: Both faculty and candidates deemed the course a success and plans for formal evaluation of knowledge and skill retention are underway. Future plans are to continue the training using local instructors and in rural districts.
File Format	HTM / HTML
ISSN	14720205
Issue Number	9
Volume Number	28
e-ISSN	14720213
Journal	Emergency Medicine Journal
Language	English
Publisher	BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
Publisher Date	2011-09-01
Publisher Place	Great Britain (UK)
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Discipline Emergency Discipline Medicine Automobile Driving Emergency Medical Services Organization & Administration Emergency Treatment Methods Health Education Delivery, Obstetric Education First Aid Hemorrhage Prevention & Control Humans Immobilization Madagascar Moving And Lifting Patients Wounds And Injuries Therapy Journal Article
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Emergency Medicine Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

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