Understanding the rural injury providers' experiences with trauma clinical guidance: a qualitative case series.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Trauma is the leading cause of death among individuals aged 1-44 years, and it is estimated that many of these deaths could be prevented. Clinical guidance is an essential step toward the optimization of trauma care, especially within rural environments. This qualitative case series seeks to better understand how trauma clinical guidance (TCG) plays a role in rural trauma providers' patient management.

Methods

An initial exploratory qualitative case series consisting of five semi-structured interviews with rural providers recruited using snowball sampling from existing professional networks were conducted between February and April 2024. Providers were asked to provide details on how they approach clinical uncertainty and if clinical guidance plays a role in the

SUBMITTER: Steiner A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12414208 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature