Development and validation of a pre-hospital “Red Flag” alert for activation of intra-hospital haemorrhage control response in blunt trauma

Abstract Background Haemorrhagic shock is the leading cause of early preventable death in severe trauma. Delayed treatment is a recognized prognostic factor that can be prevented by efficient organization of care. This study aimed to develop and validate Red Flag, a binary alert identifying blunt tr...

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Main Authors: Sophie Rym Hamada, Anne Rosa, Tobias Gauss, Jean-Philippe Desclefs, Mathieu Raux, Anatole Harrois, Arnaud Follin, Fabrice Cook, Mathieu Boutonnet, the Traumabase® Group, Arie Attias, Sylvain Ausset, Gilles Dhonneur, Olivier Langeron, Catherine Paugam-Burtz, Romain Pirracchio, Bruno Riou, Guillaume de St Maurice, Bernard Vigué, Alexandra Rouquette, Jacques Duranteau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Critical Care
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-018-2026-9