title: Trauma reception and resuscitation.
abstract: The hospital reception phase of major trauma management requires a great number of expedient decisions. However, despite widely taught programmes advocating a standardized, algorithmic approach to decision-making, there is an ongoing rate of human errors contributing to adverse outcomes. It is now time for a fundamental change in our approach to trauma resuscitation. Point-of-care computer technology linked to real-time decision-making and trauma team coordination may achieve error reduction through standardized decision-making and a corresponding reduction in preventable mortality and morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Emergency and Trauma Centre, The Alfred, Prahran, Vic., Australia. m.fitzgerald@alfred.org.au
authors.forename: Mark C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
authors.forename: Adam B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Bystrzycki
authors.forename: Nathan C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Farrow
authors.forename: Peter A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Cameron
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kossmann
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Sugrue
authors.forename: Colin F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Mackenzie
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D014218:Triage / Q000379:methods*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*