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ArticleUnfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany)2024

[Reassessment of the emergency medical service deployment indication catalogue after traffic accidents].

Michael Hetz, Stefan Babisch, Thomas Unger, Klaus-Dieter Schaser, Christian Kleber

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Article in Unfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Michael HetzKlinik und Poliklinik für Orthopädie, Unfallchirurgie und Plastische Chirurgie (OUP), Department für Operative Medizin (DOPM), Universitätsklinikum Leipzig (AöR), Liebigstraße 20, 04103, Leipzig, Deutschland. michael.hetz@medizin.uni-leipzig.de.
Stefan BabischVerkehrsunfallforschung an der Technischen Universität Dresden GmbH, Semperstr. 2a, 01069, Dresden, Deutschland.
Thomas UngerVerkehrsunfallforschung an der Technischen Universität Dresden GmbH, Semperstr. 2a, 01069, Dresden, Deutschland.
Klaus-Dieter SchaserUniversitätsCentrum für Orthopädie, Unfallchirurgie und Plastische Chirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307, Dresden, Deutschland.
Christian KleberKlinik und Poliklinik für Orthopädie, Unfallchirurgie und Plastische Chirurgie (OUP), Department für Operative Medizin (DOPM), Universitätsklinikum Leipzig (AöR), Liebigstraße 20, 04103, Leipzig, Deutschland.
TU Dresden · DEUniversity Hospital Leipzig · DEKlinik und Poliklinik für Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe emergency physician indication catalogue is based on outdated studies and provides limited guidance for alarm criteria following traffic accidents. Advances in vehicle safety technology and changes in available resources necessitate a re-evaluation of the indications. The aim of this retrospective registry study is to identify preclinically assessable variables for severe injuries sustained in traffic accidents.

methodsA total of 47,145 individuals involved in accidents between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2021 from the GIDAS database were included. Separate datasets for severe (AIS 3+) and minor injuries were evaluated.

resultsEjection (PPV 80.6%), entrapment (PPV 75.6%), burning vehicles (PPV 57.1%), challenging rescue situations (PPV 56.3%), vehicle disintegration (PPV 51.6%), and amnesia (PPV 50.3%) indicated severe injuries among vehicle occupants. For vulnerable road users (motorcyclists, cyclists, pedestrians), helmet loss (PPV 61.1%), being run over/dragging (PPV 41.9%), opponent vehicle window breakage (PPV 35.8%), and subsequent collision with objects (PPV 31.1%) were also identified. The χ DISCUSSION: The current emergency physician indication catalogue provides limited preclinically detectable criteria and should be revised based on the objective registry data. Query models for emergency dispatchers should be tested.

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Accidents, TrafficEmergency Medical ServicesRegistriesAdultFemaleGermanyHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesWounds and InjuriesAccident data analysisAccident parametersRescue service optimizationTrauma register analysisVehicle safety

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PMID38305823
PMCPMC11058606
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