The ticking clock: does actively making an enhanced care team aware of the passage of time improve pre-hospital scene time following traumatic incidents?
Abstract Introduction Pre-hospital enhanced care teams like Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) are often dispatched to major trauma patients, including patients with traumatic brain injuries and those with major haemorrhage. For these patients, minimizing the time to definitive care is vit...
Main Authors: | L. Curtis, E. ter Avest, J. Griggs, J. Wiliams, R. M. Lyon |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-04-01
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Series: | Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13049-020-00726-9 |
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