Source: Emergency Medicine Journal 2009; 26: 535-538.
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Date of publication: July 2009
Publication type: Journal Article
In a nutshell: Article aimed at pre hospital care managers, researchers and practitioners. The authors note the improving pre hospital care for patients with critical conditions (acute coronary syndrome, multiple trauma and stroke) and identify patients with sepsis as another group who would benefit from timely pre hospital care. They recommend the implementation of a screening tool and guidelines for pre hospital staff (The Joint Royal Colleges Ambulance Liaison Committee do not currently have guidelines for server sepsis) informed by more research. Greater awareness of sever sepsis is needed in training pre hospital practitioners. Interventions in the pre hospital setting for severe sepsis can significantly improve patient outcomes.
Length of publication: 3 pages
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