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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2024

The value of pre-hospital trauma life support courses for medical personnel-a questionnaire study.

Michel Paul Johan Teuben, Nikolaus Löhr, Alba Shehu, Till Berk, Kai Oliver Jensen, Ester Mikova, Martin Brüesch, Stephan Müller, Roman Pfeifer, Ladislav Mica and 2 more

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Chinese expert consensus on the prehospital management of major trauma.Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Michel Paul Johan TeubenDepartment of Trauma, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Nikolaus LöhrInstitute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Alba ShehuDepartment of Trauma, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Till BerkDepartment of Trauma, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Kai Oliver JensenDepartment of Trauma, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Ester MikovaUniversity of Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.
Martin BrüeschInstitute of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Stephan MüllerSchutz und Rettung Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Roman PfeiferDepartment of Trauma, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Ladislav MicaDepartment of Trauma, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Hans Christoph PapeDepartment of Trauma, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Kai SprengelDepartment of Trauma, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
University of Zurich · CHUniversity of Bristol · GBZurich University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration · CH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The aim of the study was to determine the impact that PHTLS Methods: A structured questionnaire study was performed. Healthcare providers from local emergency services involved in pre-hospital care in the metropolitan area of Zurich (Switzerland, Europe) who completed a PHTLS Results: The response rate was 76%. A total of 6 transport paramedics (TPs), 66 emergency paramedics (EPs) and 15 emergency doctors (EDs) were included. Emergency paramedics had significantly more work experience compared with EDs (respectively 7.1 ± 5.7 yrs. vs. 4.5 ± 2.1 yrs., Conclusion: The current study shows that PHTLS

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communicationpre-hospital carepre-hospital trauma life supportquality of careself-confidencetraining

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