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Deluca, A; Deininger, C; Wichlas, F; Traweger, A; Lefering, R; Mueller, EJ.
[Prehospital management in trauma patients and the increasing number of helicopter EMS transportations : An epidemiological study of the TraumaRegister DGU®].
Unfallchirurgie (Heidelb). 2024; 127(2): 117-125.
Doi: 10.1007/s00113-023-01337-6
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- BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: To compare the prehospital treatment modalities and intervention regimens for major trauma patients with comparable injury patterns between Austria and Germany. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This analysis is based on data retrieved from the TraumaRegister DGU®. Data included severely injured trauma patients with an injury severity score (ISS) ≥ 16, an age ≥ 16 years, and who were primarily admitted to an Austrian (n = 4186) or German (n = 41,484) level I trauma center (TC) from 2008 to 2017. Investigated endpoints included prehospital times and interventions performed until final hospital admission. RESULTS: The cumulative time for transportation from the site of the accident to the hospital did not significantly differ between the countries (62 min in Austria, 65 min in Germany). Overall, 53% of all trauma patients in Austria were transported to the hospital with a helicopter compared to 37% in Germany (p < 0.001). The rate of intubation was 48% in both countries, the number of chest tubes placed (5.7% Germany, 4.9% Austria), and the frequency of administered catecholamines (13.4% Germany, 12.3% Austria) were comparable (Φ = 0.00). Hemodynamic instability (systolic blood pressure, BP ≤ 90 mmHg) upon arrival in the TC was higher in Austria (20.6% vs. 14.7% in Germany; p < 0.001). A median of 500 mL of fluid was administered in Austria, whereas in Germany 1000 mL was infused (p < 0.001). Patient demographics did not reveal a relationship (Φ = 0.00) between both countries, and the majority of patients sustained a blunt trauma (96%). The observed ASA score of 3-4 was 16.8% in Germany versus 11.9% in Austria. CONCLUSION: Significantly more helicopter EMS transportations (HEMS) were carried out in Austria. The authors suggest implementing international guidelines to explicitly use the HEMS system for trauma patients only a) for the rescue/care of people who have had an accident or are in life-threatening situations, b) for the transport of emergency patients with ISS > 16, c) for transportation of rescue or recovery personnel to hard to reach regions or, d) for the transport of medicinal products, especially blood products, organ transplants or medical devices.
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