Adapting and implementing a pre-hospital trauma program for community health responders: A pilot study from rural Nepal
This study adapted and implemented a contextual trauma training program for CHRs in rural Nepal. Results shows early feasibility and appropriateness in this context. The program leverages existing community networks and offers a potential approach in LMICs to bridge the existing critical gaps in rural pre-hospital trauma care that requires further investigation.
Authors
- Michael J. Mello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9683-6889)
- Ramu Kharel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3498-3722)
- Camille M Clancy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6975-2655)
- Adam R. Aluisio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7329-7333)
- Janette Baird (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2729-4008)
- Timmy Lin
- Mandeep Pathak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3617-2133)
- Derek Lubetkin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4804-9754)
- Roshan Paudel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8584-7045)
- Bibhav Acharya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8555-7785)
- Logan Brich
Institutions
- Tufts University (US)
- Neurosciences Institute (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Pen Bay Medical Center (US)
- MaineHealth (US)
- Center for Neurosciences (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Injury
- Published
- 2025-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2025.112229
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.76
Funders
- Brown University
- Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University