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ReviewResuscitation plus2024

The European Trauma Course: Transforming systems through training.

Karl-Christian Thies, Elonka Bergmans, Alistair Billington, Gustavo P Fraga, Florian Trummer, Ayman O Nasr, Jonathan Tilsed, Georgie Kamaras, Gregorz Cebula, Alen Protic and 13 more

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Review in Resuscitation plus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Trauma Surgeons' Impactful Last Half Century.World journal of surgery · 2026
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  4. Trauma team training: the team approach.Trauma surgery & acute care open · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

23 authors.

Karl-Christian ThiesEvKB, Dept of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Bielefeld University Medical Center-Campus Bethel, Bielefeld, Germany.
Elonka BergmansEvKB, Dept of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Bielefeld University Medical Center-Campus Bethel, Bielefeld, Germany.
Alistair BillingtonEuropean Trauma Course Organisation, Niel, Belgium.
Gustavo P FragaDept of Trauma Surgery, Vera Cruz Hospital-Trauma Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil.
Florian TrummerEuropean Trauma Course Austria, Vienna, Austria.
Ayman O NasrTrauma Unit, King Fahad University Hospital & College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Khobar, Saudi Arabia.
Jonathan TilsedEuropean Trauma Course Organisation, Niel, Belgium.
Georgie KamarasLuton and Dunstable University Hospital, Luton, United Kingdom.
Gregorz CebulaJagiellonian University Medical College, Center for Innovative Medical Education, Kraków, Poland.
Alen ProticDepartment of Anesthesiology, Intensive Medicine and Pain Therapy, University Hospital Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia.
Gamal Eldin Abbas KhalifaEuropean Trauma Course Organisation, Niel, Belgium.
Ville VänniHelsinki Trauma Unit, Helsinki, Finland.
Souhail AlouiniTunesian Resuscitation Council, Sousse, Tunisia.
Katja Kalan UštarDept of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Trbovlje General Hospital, Trbovlje, Slovenia.
Paola PerfettiEmergency Department at Latisana, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Italy.
Ferenc SariEuropean Trauma Course Organisation, Niel, Belgium.
Diana CimpoesuUniversity of Medicine and Pharmacy "Grigore T. Popa", Emergency Medicine, II-nd Surgery Department, Hospital "Sf. Spiridon" Iasi, Romania.
Mary Rose CassarEmergency Department, Mater Dei Hospital, Malta, University of Malta, Malta.
Carsten LottEuropean Trauma Course Organisation, Niel, Belgium.
Lode BlondeelBelgian Defense, Belgium.
Fabian KooijEuropean Trauma Course Organisation, Niel, Belgium.
Elizabete NeutelEuropean Trauma Course Organisation, Niel, Belgium.
Philip VerdonckEmergency Departement, Antwerp University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Belgium.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The European Trauma Course (ETC) exemplifies an innovative approach to multispecialty trauma education. This initiative was started as a collaborative effort among the European Society for Emergency Medicine, the European Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery, and the European Society of Anaesthesiology under the auspices of the European Resuscitation Council. With the robust support of these societies, the project has evolved into the independent European Trauma Course Organisation. Over the past 15 years, the ETC has transcended traditional training by integrating team dynamics and non-technical skills into a scenario-based simulation course, helping to shape trauma care practice and education. A distinctive feature of the ETC is its training of doctors and allied healthcare professionals, fostering a collaborative and holistic approach to trauma care. The ETC stands out for its unique team-teaching approach, which has gained widespread recognition as the standard for in-hospital trauma care training not only in Europe but also beyond. Since its inception ETC has expanded geographically from Finland to Sudan and from Brazil to the Emirates, training nearly 20,000 healthcare professionals and shaping trauma care practice and education across 25 countries. Experiencing exponential growth, the ETC continues to evolve, reflecting its unmet demand in trauma team education. This review examines the evolution of the ETC, its innovative team-teaching methodology, national implementation strategies, current status, and future challenges. It highlights its impact on trauma care, team training, and the effect on other life support courses in various countries.

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Allied Health ProfessionalsATLSETCEuropean Trauma CourseTeam TrainingTrauma

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PMID38515443
PMCPMC10955415

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