[Role of the regulation in the management of patients with severe head injuries]

Ann Fr Anesth Reanim. 2000 Apr;19(4):282-5. doi: 10.1016/s0750-7658(99)00148-3.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The regulator of the emergency medical ambulance service is involved in the various steps of the initial management of severe head trauma patients: handling calls, basic life support, prehospital advance life support, transport and hospital admission. The management is rapid (helicopter transports) coherent and adapted (adherence to the guidelines for severe head injury), and considers of local difficulties (geographical, possibility of admission to trauma centres), with the aim of improving the outcome of severely head-injured patients.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Ambulances / organization & administration*
  • Brain Injuries / therapy*
  • Craniocerebral Trauma / therapy*
  • Emergency Medical Services / organization & administration*
  • Emergency Medical Technicians*
  • Humans