Citation

Brown J, Sajankila N, Claridge JA. Surg. Clin. North Am. 2017; 97(5): 961-983.

Affiliation

Division of General Surgery, Trauma, and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 2500 Metrohealth Drive, Cleveland, OH 44109, USA. Electronic address: jclaridge@metrohealth.org.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.suc.2017.06.007

PMID

28958367

Abstract

The organization of prehospital care for trauma patients began in the military arena. At the urging of multiple stakeholders and providers, these lessons were applied to the civilian setting and emergency medical services were created across the nation. Advances have taken place in the triage, transport, and management of severely injured patients. Many issues remain in the care of trauma patients in the prehospital environment. Collaboration between stakeholders and providers, regionalization of trauma care, and protocol-driven care may be solutions to some of these issues. Further research is necessary to dictate standard of care in this early phase after injury.

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Language: en

Keywords

Air medical; Emergency medical services; Prehospital; Transport; Trauma; Triage