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BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LIFE OF ANOTHER HUMAN BEING
Affiliations- Jönköping University School of Health Sciences, PO Box 1026, 55111 Jönköping, Sweden
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Abstract
A common feature of prehospital emergency care are short and fragmentary patient encounters with increased demands for efficient and rapid treatment. Crucial decisions are often made, based on the premise of the ambulance staff`s ability to capture the situation instantaneously. The assessment is, therefore, a pre-requisite for decisions about appropriate actions. However, a low exposure to severe trauma cases leads to vulnerability for the ambulance staff, which makes the assessment more difficult. Assessment of severe trauma patients at the scene of accident is difficult and complicated. No trauma scenarios are alike and practical skills, training, and feedback are therefore necessary.
Abstract
A common feature of prehospital emergency care are short and fragmentary patient encounters with increased demands for efficient and rapid treatment. Crucial decisions are often made, based on the premise of the ambulance staff`s ability to capture the situation instantaneously. The assessment is, therefore, a pre-requisite for decisions about appropriate actions. However, a low exposure to severe trauma cases leads to vulnerability for the ambulance staff, which makes the assessment more difficult. Assessment of severe trauma patients at the scene of accident is difficult and complicated. No trauma scenarios are alike and practical skills, training, and feedback are therefore necessary.
Keywords
trauma, ambulance, prehospital, responsibility, team work
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BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LIFE OF ANOTHER HUMAN BEING
Journal
Disaster and Emergency Medicine Journal
Issue
Article type
Case report
Pages
164-166
Published online
2018-03-13
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DOI
Bibliographic record
Disaster Emerg Med J 2017;2(4):164-166.
Keywords
trauma
ambulance
prehospital
responsibility
team work
Authors
Anna Abelsson