Table 5.
General emergency medicine skills
| n | Mandatory | Voluntary | Planned | Decentralized | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focused examination (internal medicine) |
32 |
13 |
40.6% |
10 |
31.3% |
4 |
12.5% |
16 |
50.0% |
| Focused examination (neurology) |
29 |
9 |
31.0% |
6 |
20.7% |
4 |
13.8% |
17 |
58.6% |
| Focused examination (trauma) |
31 |
13 |
41.9% |
8 |
25.8% |
3 |
9.7% |
15 |
48.4% |
| IV access, peripheral |
37 |
21 |
56.8% |
15 |
40.5% |
4 |
10.8% |
7 |
18.9% |
| IV access, central |
29 |
8 |
27.6% |
17 |
58.6% |
4 |
13.8% |
7 |
24.1% |
| Arterial line |
31 |
7 |
22.6% |
15 |
48.4% |
5 |
16.1% |
8 |
25.8% |
| Bag-valve ventilation |
35 |
24 |
68.6% |
12 |
34.3% |
1 |
2.9% |
15 |
42.9% |
| Orotracheal intubation |
35 |
25 |
71.4% |
9 |
25.7% |
2 |
5.7% |
14 |
40.0% |
| Alternative airway devices (LT, LMA etc.) |
34 |
22 |
64.7% |
7 |
20.6% |
3 |
8.8% |
14 |
41.2% |
| Wound dressing |
33 |
16 |
48.5% |
12 |
36.4% |
6 |
18.2% |
10 |
30.3% |
| Simple cutaneous sutures |
37 |
21 |
56.8% |
17 |
45.9% |
5 |
13.5% |
14 |
37.8% |
| Splinting of extremities |
31 |
16 |
51.6% |
7 |
22.6% |
2 |
6.5% |
14 |
45.2% |
| C-spine stabilization |
33 |
21 |
63.6% |
8 |
24.2% |
1 |
3.0% |
11 |
33.3% |
| Extrication of injured patient |
31 |
19 |
61.3% |
6 |
19.4% |
2 |
6.5% |
10 |
32.3% |
| AED usage |
34 |
23 |
67.6% |
6 |
17.6% |
2 |
5.9% |
12 |
35.3% |
| Defibrillator- (manual, semi-manual) usage |
33 |
25 |
75.8% |
5 |
15.2% |
2 |
6.1% |
11 |
33.3% |
| Emergency ECG interpretation |
34 |
21 |
61.8% |
10 |
29.4% |
2 |
5.9% |
11 |
32.4% |
| Emergency radiology interpretation |
30 |
6 |
20.0% |
8 |
26.7% |
6 |
20.0% |
18 |
60.0% |
| Trauma emergency sonography (FAST etc.) |
24 |
5 |
20.8% |
6 |
25.0% |
3 |
12.5% |
13 |
54.2% |
| Advanced trauma care (ATLS, ETC etc.) |
27 |
8 |
29.6% |
11 |
40.7% |
4 |
14.8% |
12 |
44.4% |
| Basic life support (ERC/AHA) |
35 |
26 |
74.3% |
6 |
17.1% |
2 |
5.7% |
13 |
37.1% |
| Advanced life support (ERC/AHA) | 35 | 23 | 65.7% | 6 | 17.1% | 3 | 8.6% | 13 | 37.1% |