Prehospital notification of injured patients presenting to a trauma centre in India: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the effect of a mobile phone application for prehospital notification on resuscitation and patient outcomes.

Design

Longitudinal prospective cohort study with preintervention and postintervention cohorts.

Setting

Major trauma centre in India.

Participants

Injured patients being transported by ambulance and allocated to red (highest) and yellow (medium) triage categories.

Intervention

A prehospital notification application for use by ambulance and emergency clinicians to notify emergency departments (EDs) of an impending arrival of a patient requiring advanced lifesaving care.

Main outcome measures

The primary outcome was the proportion of eligible patients arriving at the hospital for which prehospital notification occurred. S

SUBMITTER: Mitra B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7311027 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature