title: [Scandinavian guidelines for prehospital management of severe traumatic brain injury].
abstract: Head trauma is the cause the death for many young persons. The number of fatalities can be reduced through systematic management. Prevention of secondary brain injury combined with the fastest possible transport to a neurosurgical unit, have been shown to effectively reduce mortality and morbidity. Evidence-based guidelines already exist that focus on all steps in the process. In the present article members of the Scandinavian Neurotrauma Committee present recommendations on prehospital management of traumatic brain injury adapted to the infrastructure of the Nordic region.
authors.affiliation: Nevrokirurgisk avdeling, Universitetssykehuset Nord Norge, 9038 Tromsø. snorre.sollid@unn.no
authors.forename: Snorre
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sollid
authors.forename: Terje
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sundstrøm
authors.forename: Carsten
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kock-Jensen
authors.forename: Niels
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Juul
authors.forename: Vagn
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Eskesen
authors.forename: Bo-Michael
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Bellander
authors.forename: Knut
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wester
authors.forename: Bertil
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Romner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012537:Scandinavian and Nordic Countries / Q000453:epidemiology; D014187:Transportation of Patients; D014193:Trauma Centers