Research priorities for prehospital care of older patients with injuries: scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

There is increasing recognition of the importance of prehospital trauma care for older patients, but little systematic research to guide practice. We aimed to review the published evidence on prehospital trauma care for older patients, determine the scope of existing research and identify research gaps in the literature.

Methods

We undertook a systematic scoping review guided by the Arksey and O'Malley framework and reported in line with the PRISMA-ScR checklist. A systematic search was conducted of Scopus, CINAHL, MEDLINE, PubMed and Cochrane library databases to identify articles published between 2001 and 2021. Study selection criteria were applied independently by two reviewers. Data were extracted, charted and summarised from eligible articles.

SUBMITTER: Harthi N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9126200 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature