Emergency medical dispatch recognition, clinical intervention and outcome of patients in traumatic cardiac arrest from major trauma: an observational study.
Craig PrenticeJeyasankar JeyanathanRichard De CoverlyJulia WilliamsRichard M LyonPublished in: BMJ open (2018)
A significant proportion of patients reported to be in TCA on receipt of the emergency call are not in actual cardiac arrest but are critically unwell requiring advanced prehospital medical intervention. Early activation of an enhanced care team to a reported TCA call allows appropriate advanced resuscitation. Further research is warranted to determine which interventions contribute to improved TCA survival.
Keyphrases
- cardiac arrest
- end stage renal disease
- emergency medical
- cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- healthcare
- newly diagnosed
- randomized controlled trial
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- palliative care
- prognostic factors
- public health
- peritoneal dialysis
- physical activity
- spinal cord injury
- pain management
- septic shock