Influence of prehospital treatment on the outcome of patients with severe blunt traumatic brain injury: A single-centre study

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 312-317

  Berlot, Giorgio ^a   La Fata, Cristina ^a   Bacer, Barbara ^a   Biancardi, Bruno ^a   Viviani, Marino ^a   Lucangelo, Umberto ^a   Gobbato, Piero ^a   Torelli, Lucio ^a   Carchietti, Elio ^b   Trillò, Giulio ^b   Daniele, Massarutti ^b   Rinaldi, Adriano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b Friuli Venezia Giulia Helicopter Emergency Medicine System   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ambulance; Coma; Helicopter; Secondary brain injury; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR AMBULANCES; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951652410     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e32832d3aa1     Document Type: Article

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