The goal of this systematic review was to examine the existing literature base regarding the
factors impacting patient outcomes associated with use of emergency medical services …

Rural populations experience injury-related mortality and morbidity rates 1.5 times greater
than metropolitan residents. Motivated by a call for stronger epidemiological evidence …

Introduction The survival from traumatic vs. medical out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA)
are not yet well described. The objective of this study was to compare survival to hospital …

Background Reviewing prehospital trauma deaths provides an opportunity to identify system
improvements that may reduce trauma mortality. The objective of this study was to identify …

Background Trauma is a leading cause of mortality. Holistic views of trauma systems
consider injury as a public health problem that requires efforts in primary, secondary and …

Background Given low survival rates in cases of traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
(OHCA), there is a need to identify factors associated with outcomes. We aimed to …

Background Resuscitation efforts for traumatic patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
(OHCA) are not always futile. Dispatcher-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DA-CPR) …

Aim In this study, we examine the impact of a trauma-based resuscitation protocol on
survival outcomes following emergency medical services (EMS) witnessed traumatic out-of …

Background We aim to explore and target factors contributing to disparities in trauma-care
outcomes between urban vs rural trauma centers including EMS protocols, trauma …

Background Trauma is a major cause of mortality and reduced quality of life. Most trauma-
related research originates from trauma centres, and there are limited available data …