Prehospital advanced life support for major trauma: critical need for clinical trials.
A widely diverse body of information exists on the use of Advanced Life Support procedures by prehospital personnel. We compared and contrasted the literature that currently exists on this topic. We examined methodologies, results, and conclusions for each article. We also stress the need for critical clinical evaluations in this arena.
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Arizona Emergency Medicine Research Center, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA.
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Valenzuela
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Meislin
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D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D006801:Humans; D012151:Resuscitation; D013997:Time Factors; D014187:Transportation of Patients; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*