ReviewEmergency medicine journal : EMJ2005
Prehospital management of lower limb fractures.
Review in Emergency medicine journal : EMJ, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04803591 (Efficacy of Tranexamic Acid in Femoral Shaft Fractures Osteosynthesis; A Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial), which is not on this map. Cited by 23 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Efficacy of Tranexamic Acid in Femoral Shaft Fractures Osteosynthesis; A Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
23 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 96 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pharmacological interventions for the prevention of bleeding in people undergoing definitive fixation or joint replacement for hip, pelvic and long bone fractures.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Analgesia in Patients with Trauma in Emergency Medicine.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2017Pooled it
- [Preclinical management of multiples injuries: S3 guideline].Der Unfallchirurg · 2012Guideline
- Severe soft tissue injuries in multiple trauma patients-a challenge we can meet? A matched-pair analysis from the TraumaRegister DGUFrontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- The impact of fasciotomy on inpatient outcomes in lower leg fracture management.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024Article
- Do Patients With Neck of Femur Fractures (NOFF) Experience Long Pre-Hospital Delays in the United Kingdom?Cureus · 2023Article
- ["Stop the bleeding"-Acute bleeding control in injuries to the trunk and extremities].Unfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2023Review
- Did Jesus Die by Suffocation?: An Appraisal of the Evidence.The Linacre quarterly · 2023Article
- Early interventions for post-traumatic stress following musculoskeletal trauma: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2022Article
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- Multiple trauma management in mountain environments - a scoping review : Evidence based guidelines of the International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom). Intended for physicians and other advanced life support personnel.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2020Article
- Simulated Mass Casualty Incident Triage Exercise for Training Medical Personnel.Journal of education & teaching in emergency medicine · 2020Article
- Relationship Between Time to Surgical Debridement and the Incidence of Infection in Patients with Open Tibial Fractures.Orthopaedic surgery · 2020Article
- Prospective Study of Military Special Operations Medical Personnel and Lower Extremity Fracture Immobilization in an Austere Environment.Foot & ankle orthopaedics · 2020Article
- [Analgesia for trauma patients in emergency medicine].Der Anaesthesist · 2020Article
- [Primary soft tissue management in open fracture].Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie · 2018Review
- A retrospective analysis of ketamine administration by critical care paramedics in a pre-hospital care setting.British paramedic journal · 2018Article
- Management of anticoagulation in hip fractures: A pragmatic approach.EFORT open reviews · 2017Article
- Causes, trends and severity of musculoskeletal injuries in Ghana.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2017Article
- [Prehospital treatment of severely injured patients in the field: an update].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2007Article
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Abstract
Lower limb fractures are common injuries in prehospital care. Untreated fractures can lead to hypovolaemic shock especially if open, and should be treated with effective haemorrhage control and splintage. A brief assessment for open fractures, deformity, and neurovascular compromise should be followed by effective analgesia, wound management, reduction (if needed), splintage, and packaging of the patient. Early appropriate management reduces the morbidity and mortality of lower limb fractures.
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