Access to specialist hospital care and injury survivability: identifying opportunities through an observational study of prehospital trauma fatalities.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2021.03.033
Abstract: BACKGROUND Of the five million injury deaths that occur globally each year, an estimated 70% occur before the injured person reaches hospital. Although reducing the time from injury to definitive care has been shown to… read more here.
Keywords: trauma fatalities; trauma; access; care ... See more keywords
Performance of a provincial prehospital trauma triage protocol: A retrospective audit
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DOI: 10.1177/14604086231156263
Abstract: To assess the accuracy of a five-step prehospital trauma triage protocol ( Échelle québécoise de triage préhospitalier en traumatologie (EQTPT)) to identify patients requiring urgent and specialized in-hospital trauma care in the Capitale-Nationale region –… read more here.
Keywords: trauma triage; trauma; prehospital trauma; care ... See more keywords
National consensus on communication in prehospital trauma care, the DENIM study
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DOI: 10.1186/s13049-017-0414-9
Abstract: BackgroundIn the Netherlands prehospital trauma care is provided by emergency medical services (EMS) nurses. This care is extended by Physician staffed Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (P-HEMS) for the more severely injured patient. Prehospital communication is… read more here.
Keywords: communication; trauma; trauma care; prehospital communication ... See more keywords