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## Background The treatment of trauma victims is a complex multi-professional task in a stressful environment. We previously found that trauma team members perceive leadership as the most important human factor. The aim of the present study was to assess the experience and education of Norwegian trauma team leaders, and allow them to describe their perceived educational needs. ## Methods We conducted an anonymous descriptive study using a point prevalence methodology based on written questionnaires. All 45 hospitals in Norway receiving severely injured trauma victims were contacted on a randomly selected weeknight during November 2009. Team leaders were asked to specify what trauma related training programs they had participated in, how much experience they had, and what further training they wished, if any. ## Results Response rate was 82%. Slightly more than half of the team leaders were residents. The median working experience as a surgeon among team leaders was 7.5 years. Sixty-eight percent had participated in multi-professional training in non-technical skills, while 54% had passed the advanced trauma life support(ATLS) course. Fifty-one percent were trained in damage control

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Author

Amund Hovengen Ringen; Magnus Hjortdahl; Torben Wisborg

Publisher

BioMed Central; Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.); London: BioMed Central; Springer Science and Business Media LLC; Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc. (ISSN 1757-7241)

Published

2011

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)