Efficacy and outcomes of a highland prehospital trauma response team
Results highlight the Scottish Highlands' trauma burden and PICT's added value; with increased trauma response and improving outcomes. Despite the rate and ratio of major trauma not reducing PICT Team utilisation has, potentially led to fewer patients over narrower geography at later stages in emergency calls accessing the enhanced care doctor and advanced physician team than was achieved previously.
Authors
- Tom Mallinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0521-1435)
- R. E. Burgess (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4245-4032)
- Luke Regan
Institutions
- Raigmore Hospital (GB)
- NHS Grampian (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scottish Medical Journal
- Published
- 2024-09-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00369330241277895
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.07