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Traumatismos em Atletas/patologia , Articulações do Pé , Fraturas Ósseas/patologia , Luxações Articulares/patologia , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Adulto , Traumatismos em Atletas/diagnóstico por imagem , Traumatismos em Atletas/fisiopatologia , Articulações do Pé/diagnóstico por imagem , Articulações do Pé/lesões , Articulações do Pé/patologia , Articulações do Pé/fisiopatologia , Fraturas Ósseas/diagnóstico por imagem , Fraturas Ósseas/fisiopatologia , Humanos , Luxações Articulares/diagnóstico por imagem , Luxações Articulares/fisiopatologia , Masculino , Suporte de CargaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Burns are frequently seen and managed in non-specialist settings. The crowding of the UK medical undergraduate curriculum may have resulted in the reduction of teaching on burns. AIM: To determine the burns education experience and the level of competence among UK final year medical students in assessing and acutely managing patients with burns. METHODS: An online questionnaire was circulated among UK final year medical students. RESULTS: There was a total of 348 respondents. The majority of the respondents (70%) have not received any specific teaching on how to manage patients with burns. Nearly two-thirds of the students (66%) have never seen a patient being managed for burns throughout their training. Over 90% of respondents stated that they would not feel confident in initially managing a burn in the emergency department. The majority of the respondents (57%) have not heard of the criteria for referring a burns patient for further specialist management. There was almost universal agreement about the importance of knowing how to manage a burn initially. CONCLUSIONS: There seems to be a lack of consistent undergraduate training in burns management and final year students lack the experience and knowledge to initially manage burns.
