Not too short, not too long, but just right: does pre-arrival time impact team performance?
Jacob Schriner, Ryan Dumas · 2024
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Jacob Schriner and Ryan Dumas, two authors writing in 2024, comment on prep time for trauma teams. A study they discuss found a sweet spot for how long a team should have before a patient arrives. Teams that hit that window completed key steps faster.
The comment notes that more than four in five patients arrived outside that window. Transport mode and weak communication often decide the warning time in city settings. Rather than chase an ideal window, the authors urge cutting wasted steps in care. Faster blood access is one example they give, worth minutes on average.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jacob Schriner, Ryan Dumas |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 3 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |