Identification of adults with sepsis in the prehospital environment: A systematic review

BMJ Open

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2016, Pages

  Smyth, Michael A ^a,b,c   Brace Mcdonnell, Samantha J ^a,d   Perkins, Gavin D ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDLANDS AIR AMBULANCE   (United Kingdom)

^c West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

^d NHS Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EMS; paramedic; prehospital; screening tool; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; OXYGEN SATURATION; RESCUE PERSONNEL; SCREENING; SEPSIS; SEPTICEMIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UROSEPSIS; VITAL SIGN; ADULT; AMBULANCE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FLUID THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; AMBULANCES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SEPSIS;

EID: 84981347223     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011218     Document Type: Article

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