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ArticleUnfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany)2023

[Prehospital treatment of polytrauma : Ongoing challenge in prehospital emergency services].

Daniel Popp, Markus Zimmermann, Maximilian Kerschbaum, Magdalena Matzke, Katrin Judemann, Volker Alt

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Article in Unfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Daniel PoppUniklinik Regensburg, Klinik und Poliklinik für Unfallchirurgie, Franz-Josef-Strauß Allee 11, 93053, Regensburg, Deutschland. daniel.popp@ukr.de.
Markus ZimmermannInterdisziplinäre Notaufnahme, Universitätsklinik Regensburg, Regensburg, Deutschland.
Maximilian KerschbaumKlinik und Poliklinik für Unfallchirurgie, Universitätsklinik Regensburg, Regensburg, Deutschland.
Magdalena MatzkeUniklinik Regensburg, Klinik und Poliklinik für Unfallchirurgie, Franz-Josef-Strauß Allee 11, 93053, Regensburg, Deutschland.
Katrin JudemannKlinik für Anästhesiologie, Universitätsklinik Regensburg, Regensburg, Deutschland.
Volker AltUniklinik Regensburg, Klinik und Poliklinik für Unfallchirurgie, Franz-Josef-Strauß Allee 11, 93053, Regensburg, Deutschland.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tscherne was the first to define the term polytrauma in 1966 as "multiple injuries to different regions of the body sustained simultaneously, with at least one injury or the combination of these injuries being life-threatening". This definition highlights the essential pathophysiological paradigm of polytrauma, with the life-threating characteristics resulting from injuries to multiple organ systems. The treatment of polytrauma patients begins at the scene of the accident. Important life-saving initial interventions can already be carried out on site through targeted measures and expertise of the emergency medical service team, thus improving patient survival. The advanced trauma life support/prehospital trauma life support (ATLS/PHTLS) concept is the worldwide gold standard. As prehospital treatment of severely injured patients is not routine for most emergency teams, concepts and emergency interventions must be regularly trained. This is the prerequisite for safe and effective emergency treatment in this time-critical situation.

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Emergency Medical ServicesMultiple TraumaAdvanced Trauma Life Support CareHumansTreatment OutcomeEmergency medicineHemorrhageLife support careResuscitationShock

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PMID37943322
PMCPMC10682197

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