Background Pre-hospital basic airway interventions can be ineffective at providing adequate
oxygenation and ventilation in some severely ill or injured patients, and advanced airway …

Background Mass casualty civilian shootings present an uncommon but recurring challenge
to emergency services around the world and produce unique management demands. On …

INTRODUCTION: Scandinavian countries face common challenges in trauma care. It has
been suggested that Scandinavian trauma system development is immature compared to …

Abstract Background On July 22, 2011, a single perpetrator killed 77 people in a car bomb
attack and a shooting spree incident in Norway. This article describes the emergency …

Background Field triage is important for regional trauma systems providing high sensitivity to
avoid that severely injured are deprived access to trauma team resuscitation (undertriage) …

Background: Current management principles of hemorrhagic shock after trauma emphasize
earlier transfusion therapy to prevent dilution of clotting factors and correct coagulopathy …

Introduction Trauma is a major global cause of morbidity and mortality. Population-based
studies identifying high-risk populations and regions may facilitate primary prevention and …

Background Early identification of major trauma may contribute to timely emergency care
and rapid transport to an appropriate health-care facility. Several prognostic trauma models …

Background Triage is the process of classifying patients according to injury severity and
determining the priority for further treatment. Although the term “major trauma” represents the …

As the threat of international terrorism rises, there is an increasing requirement to provide
evidence-based information and training for the emergency personnel who will respond to …