Observational studyActa anaesthesiologica Scandinavica2015
Bystander first aid in trauma - prevalence and quality: a prospective observational study.
Observational study in Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05121649 (Video Streaming in Norwegian Emergency Medical Call Centers as a Supplement to Telephone-instructed Bystander First Aid for Injured Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 35 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Video Streaming in Norwegian Emergency Medical Call Centers as a Supplement to Telephone-instructed Bystander First Aid for Injured Patients
Who cites it
35 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 108 citations in OpenAlex.
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training strategies in the times of COVID-19: a systematic literature review comparing different training methodologies.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Bridging the Knowledge-Practice Gap in Cervical Spine Injury First Aid: A Cross-Sectional Study in Southern Saudi Arabia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Barriers to action: behavioral determinants of bystander intervention in medical emergencies - a scoping review.BMC emergency medicine · 2026Article
- Bystander interventions and their impact on road injury outcomes: a scoping review.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2025Review
- Managing apnoea in trauma victims: the potential for dispatcher-assisted airway handling - a narrative review.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2025Review
- Triage of road injury casualties - the role of bystanders: a scoping review.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Assessing Hemorrhage Control and Tourniquet Skills in School-Aged Children.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2025Article
- Research on the construction strategy of China's rural emergency linkage system from the perspective of systems theory-based on the survey of six regions in China.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- The effect of leadership, emotional stability, and expertise marker on swift trust in first aid: a text-vignette study.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Can video streaming improve first aid for injured patients? A prospective observational study from Norway.BMC emergency medicine · 2024Observational
- Effects of an advanced first aid course or real-time video communication with ambulance personnel on layperson first response for building-site severe injury events: a simulation study.BMC emergency medicine · 2024Article
- The Effects of Stress on Tourniquet Application and CPR Performance in Layperson and Professional Civilian Populations.Human factors · 2023Article
- Assessing bystander first aid: development and validation of a First Aid Quality Assessment (FAQA) tool.BMC emergency medicine · 2023Article
- Prehospital clinical practice guidelines for unintentional injuries: a scoping review and prioritisation process.BMC emergency medicine · 2023Article
- Fears and Concerns of Bystanders to Help People Injured in Traffic Accidents: A Qualitative Descriptive Study.Emergency medicine international · 2023Article
- Methodological analysis of a community-based training initiative using the EPIS framework: an ongoing initiative to empower 10 million bystanders in CPR and bleeding control.Trauma surgery & acute care open · 2023Article
- Tailoring First Aid Courses to Older Adults Participants.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2022Article
- The importance of elderly people knowing basic first-aid measures.BMC emergency medicine · 2022Article
- Creation and application of war trauma treatment simulation software for first aid on the battlefield based on undeformed high-resolution sectional anatomical image (Chinese Visible Human dataset).BMC medical education · 2022Article
- Effects of different crash data variables on EMS response time for a rural county in alabama.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundBystander first aid and basic life support can likely improve victim survival in trauma. In contrast to bystander first aid and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, little is known about the role of bystanders in trauma response. Our aim was to determine how frequently first aid is given to trauma victims by bystanders, the quality of this aid, the professional background of first-aid providers, and whether previous first-aid training affects aid quality.
methodsWe conducted a prospective 18-month study in two mixed urban-rural Norwegian counties. The personnel on the first ambulance responding to trauma calls assessed and documented first aid performed by bystanders using a standard form.
resultsA total of 330 trauma calls were included, with bystanders present in 97% of cases. Securing an open airway was correctly performed for 76% of the 43 patients in need of this first-aid measure. Bleeding control was provided correctly for 81% of 63 patients for whom this measure was indicated, and prevention of hypothermia for 62% of 204 patients. Among the first-aid providers studied, 35% had some training in first aid. Bystanders with documented first-aid training gave better first aid than those where first-aid training status was unknown.
conclusionsA majority of the trauma patients studied received correct pre-hospital first aid, but still there is need for considerable improvement, particularly hypothermia prevention. Previous first-aid training seems to improve the quality of first aid provided. The effect on patient survival needs to be investigated.
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