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Developing a capability assessment tool for physiotherapists managing patients with blunt chest trauma

Ceri Battle
Melissa Webb
Steve Hiles
H A Hutchings
Jeff D. Winter
Heleen van Aswegen
Daniel Seller
Jane Barnett
Julie Grant
Sara Calthorpe
Eline J.M. Wevers
Marian I. de Vries
Victoria Lai
Edith Slabbekoorn-Reijmer
Michelle Price
Claire O’Neill
Edward Baker

2026University of the Witwatersrand

Abstract

This study developed a comprehensive CAT for physiotherapists managing blunt chest trauma. The tool encompasses the entire recovery process, from pre-hospital to community settings following discharge from the hospital, and is applicable to all specialties.

Research topics

Trauma Management and Diagnosis
Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases

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DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2026.2627927

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