Importance Field triage of pediatric patients with trauma is critical for transporting the right
patient to the right hospital. Mortality and lifelong disabilities are potentially attributable to …

Shortening the travel time of patient transfer has clinical implications for many conditions
such as cardiac arrest, trauma, stroke and STEMI. As resources are often limited precise …

Introduction Unlike Western countries, many low-and middle-income countries (LMIC), like
India, have a de-centralized emergency medical services (EMS) involving both semi …

Background Emergency medical service (EMS) providers are the first medical professionals
to make contact with patients in an emergency. However, the frequency of care by EMS …

BACKGROUND Rapid identification of the severity of injuries in the field is important to
ensure appropriate hospital care for better outcomes. Vital signs are used as a field triage …

Although trauma undertriage has been widely discussed in the literature, undertriage in the
pediatric trauma population remains understudied. Using the 2009-2013 Nationwide …

Introduction Pediatric trauma patients who lack insurance coverage may have less access to
transport other than emergency medical services (EMS) or face financial barriers that …

Background Human resource management and employees' performance are fundamental
to the success of healthcare organisations. Therefore, it is important to consider the factors …

Introduction Trauma is the leading cause of disability and death among children in the
United States. Optimal outcomes are achieved at pediatric trauma centers (PTCs), which are …

Background Not all children with an out-of-hospital emergency medical contact are
transported by ambulance to the emergency department (ED). Non-transport means that …