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Comparison of bystander trauma care for moderate versus severe injury.
2003
At the scene of an accident, the most severely injured patients need trauma care urgently. Bystanders are often present before the emergency medical service arrives and may be able to limit trauma-related damage by providing trauma care at the scene. The aim of this prospective study conducted in Mainz, Germany, and Vienna, Austria, was to compare the frequency and quality of bystander trauma care in moderately versus severely injured patients. Five specific measures (making the scene readily visible for oncoming traffic, extrication and positioning of the trauma patient, control of haemorrhage, and hypothermia protection) were assessed in a questionnaire and evaluated statistically. Bystan…
Impact of emergency medical helicopter transport directly to a university hospital trauma center on mortality of severe blunt trauma patients until d…
2012
International audience; IntroductionThe benefits of transporting severely injured patients by helicopter remain controversial. This study aimed to analyze the impact on mortality of helicopter compared to ground transport directly from the scene to a University hospital trauma center.MethodsThe French Intensive Care Research for Severe Trauma cohort study enrolled 2,703 patients with severe blunt trauma requiring admission to University hospital intensive care units within 72 hours. Pre-hospital and hospital clinical data, including the mode of transport, (helicopter (HMICU) versus ground (GMICU), both with medical teams), were recorded. The analysis was restricted to patients admitted dire…
Pulmonary contusion: CT vs plain radiograms.
1989
In experimentally induced pulmonary contusions, CT (n = 27) and chest X-ray (n = 24) findings were compared with the findings at autopsy. Twenty-seven of 27 (100%) pulmonary contusions were visible by CT immediately after trauma compared with 9 of 24 (37.5%) in the chest X-ray. After 30 min follow-up, 18 of 24 (75%) lesions were seen on the plain film. Five of 24 (21%) contusions escaped detection on conventional radiographs. Computed tomography underestimated lesion size in 5 of 60 (8%) measurements, conventional radiographs in 21 of 36 (58%) measurements. Pathological examination never revealed a pulmonary contusion that was not demonstrated by CT. Therefore, pulmonary contusion seems unl…