To evaluate the feasibility and validity of teaching training for ultrasound rapid diagnosis of common trauma in primary health care institutions.

A total of 89 trainees from primary health care institutions received a 4-day intensive training, of whom 81 (91.0%) had little or no prior ultrasound training experience. The theory teachers were ultrasound experts with a professional title above deputy senior level, and the skill teachers were ultrasound residents who were skilled in ultrasound rapid diagnosis technology. The teaching was mainly based on theory teaching and practical hand-in-hand teaching with the purpose of letting the trainees learn to diagnose common emergency and trauma by ultrasound. After the training, all trainees took theoretical knowledge written exam (centesimal system) and skill operation test, and the assessment results were analyzed.

The participation rate of 89 trainees was 100%. After the training, the mean score of 81 trainees without ultrasound experience was (93.7±5.0), and that of 8 trainees with ultrasound basis was (95.5±3.0). The difference between the two groups was not statistically significant (t=1.55, P>0.05). The results showed that there was no difference in the mastery of the theoretical knowledge of ultrasound rapid diagnostic techniques for common trauma, even if the trainees had little or no prior ultrasound training experience. Among the 81 trainees without ultrasound experience, the rate of excellence in practical operation test was 76.5% (62/81), and the rate of goodness was 23.5% (19/81). Among the 8 trainees with ultrasound basic, the rate of excellence in practical operation test was 75.0% (6/8), and the rate of goodness was 25.0% (2/8). The difference between the two groups was not statistically significant (χ²=0.01, P>0.05). It showed that through training, trainees without ultrasound knowledge can basically master the operation essentials of ultrasound rapid diagnostic techniques for common trauma as well as those with basic ultrasound knowledge.

Through the training, the trainees of primary health care institutions can quickly master the theoretical knowledge and the practical skills of ultrasound rapid diagnostic techniques for common trauma.