The evaluation of burn knowledge and burn management skills of resident doctors of emergency medicine, general surgery and plastic surgery

• Published in: Çağdaş tıp dergisi Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 152 - 157
• Main Authors: Dolu, Zafer, Jaradat, Ömer, Katırcı, Yavuz, Çalışkan, Hacı Mehmet, Şahin, Burak, Erdem, Ahmet Burak
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 31.05.2024
• ISSN: 2667-7180; 2667-7180
• DOI: 10.16899/jcm.1466346

Abstract Background/Aims: Our study aimed to assess the abilities of emergency medicine, general surgery, and plastic surgery resident doctors in diagnosing, treating, and managing burn patients. Methods: We conducted a survey study between 04.05.2015 and 04.08.2015 at university hospitals and training and research hospitals in Ankara. We collected information on the age, gender, experience, and hospital of the doctors, as well as their training and approaches to treating burn cases. We evaluated their knowledge in various areas, including clinical approaches to 2nd and 3rd-degree burn cases, escharotomy localizations, intubation indications, bulla treatment, referral and hospitalization indications, identification of inhalation burns, and fluid resuscitation. Results: The average age of the participants was 29.3±2.4 years, and 65.7% were male. We found that doctors who had received advanced burn life support training had better approaches to burn cases (p