Hello Friends,
I have been working with a couple of doctors/researchers from UC Davis Medical center to create conversation around why community members use the transportation to the hospitals they do, why community members choose the hospital they do and how to better response times to incident sites.
These researchers are looking for participants for a focus groups to discuss these questions. If you would like to be a part of this or know anyone who would, please email jeanderson@ucdavis.edu drjcox@ucdavis.edu directly or reply here.
See information below for more details… Thank you.
Focus Groups:
This study is looking at two key questions in the community: If someone is injured, 1) how do they decide how to get to the hospital (i.e. do they call 911 or go by private vehicle?) and 2) how do they decide which hospital to go to? Our target is adults age 18+ who live in Oak Park, South Sacramento, and North Highlands areas, although it will be open to anyone in Sacramento County.
We are hoping to schedule 6-8 focus groups with 8-12 people in each, between mid-January and March (although this is flexible). Focus groups will be 1-1.5 hours each. If community partners do not have a facility, we can host the focus group at a building at the UCD Medical Center. We will provide $10 WalMart or Target gift cards to participants.
This study has been approved by the UC Davis Institutional Review Board. At the end of the entire study, we are hoping to have several open discussions with the community and ideally law enforcement and first responders to discuss the results.
Stop the Bleed Hemorrhage Control Training:
If community partners are interested, after the focus group (likely at a later date), we can also host “Stop the Bleed” Hemorrhage control training to focus group participants or other members of the community. This is an effort by the American College of Surgeons to train people on basic hemorrhage control and use of tourniquets and gauze. Often it is people in the community who are first responders to trauma and this training can save lives. The training takes ~1.5 hours and is a combination of a Powerpoint presentation to the entire group and a hands-on session with a 10:1 participant-to-trainer ratio, with the trainers being UCD Trauma Surgeons or residents.
Please let me know if you (or your contacts) have additional questions!
DeAngelo Mack
Program Coordinator
Sacramento Violence Intervention Program
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