Potential survivability of prehospital injury deaths in New Zealand: a cross-sectional study.

Bridget Kool Rebbecca Lilley Gabrielle DavieBrandon de GraafPararangi ReidCharles BranasIan CivilBridget DickerShanthi N Ameratunga

Published in: Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention (2020)

In New Zealand, the majority of injured people who die before reaching hospital do so from non-survivable injuries. More than one third have either survivable or potentially survivable injuries, suggesting an increased need for appropriate bystander first aid, timeliness of EMS care and access to advanced-level hospital care.

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