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Prehospital tranexamic acid shortens the interval to administration by half in Major Trauma Networks: a service evaluation.

Max E R MarsdenAndrea RossettoCharles A B DuffieldThomas G D WoolleyWilliam P BuxtonSarah SteynbergRahul BaggaNigel R M Tai
Published in: Emergency medicine journal : EMJ (2019)
Prehospital administration of TXA is associated with a shorter interval from injury to drug delivery. Identifying a proportion of patients at risk of haemorrhage remains a challenge. However, further reinforcement is needed to empower pre-hospital clinicians to administer TXA to trauma patients without overt signs of shock.
Keyphrases
  • trauma patients
  • drug delivery
  • healthcare
  • mental health
  • palliative care
  • cancer therapy
  • emergency department
  • adverse drug
  • drug release
  • electronic health record
  • clinical evaluation