Multicentre observational study on practice of prehospital management of hypotensive trauma patients: the SPITFIRE study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Major haemorrhage after injury is the leading cause of preventable death for trauma patients. Recent advancements in trauma care suggest damage control resuscitation (DCR) should start in the prehospital phase following major trauma. In Italy, Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) assist the most complex injuries and deliver the most advanced interventions including DCR. The effect size of DCR delivered prehospitally on survival remains however unclear.

Methods and analysis

This is an investigator-initiated, large, national, prospective, observational cohort study aiming to recruit >500 patients in haemorrhagic shock after major trauma. We aim at describing the current practice of hypotensive trauma management as well as propose the creation of a national

SUBMITTER: Tartaglione M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9152935 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature