Developing Sustainable Prehospital Pediatric Care in Rwanda.

Objective: Unintentional injury is the leading cause of death in children older than 1 year and disproportionately affects pediatric patients in low- and middle-income countries.Improved prehospital care capacity has demonstrated the ability to improve care and save lives. Our collaboration developed and implemented a sustainable prehospital emergency pediatrics care course (EPCC) for Service d'Aide Medicale Urgente, the public emergency medical service in Rwanda.

Developing sustainable prehospital trauma education in Rwanda.

Introduction: Every year, >5 million people worldwide die from trauma. In Kigali, Rwanda, 50% of prehospital care provided by SAMU, the public prehospital system, is for trauma. Our collaboration developed and implemented a context-specific, prehospital Emergency Trauma Care Course (ETCC) and train-the-trainers program for SAMU, based on established international best practices.

Prehospital emergency obstetric and neonatal care train-the-trainers program in Rwanda.

Objective: To improve maternal mortality rates, our collaboration developed and implemented a context-specific, prehospital Emergency Obstetrics and Neonatal Course (EONC) and train-the-trainers program in Rwanda.

Methods: Two cohorts of staff participated in the program-the SAMU emergency medical service and staff from district hospitals. A 2-day course was developed, consisting of skills stations, simulations, and didactics.