Challenging prehospital paradigms: bystanders, data-driven strategies, and interprofessional collaboration in transforming trauma care
Michael D Christian, Lorenzo Gamberini, Alberto Cucino, Marius Rehn · 2025
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Michael Christian and three co-authors challenge old habits in care given before hospital after road crashes. For decades, rescuers were drilled to fit hard neck collars and boards and to treat spinal risk above all. That doctrine dates to the nineteen forties and became a badge of pride in training.
New studies from a long running British project now question that routine. The work compares trapped and free patients and tests how much the spine moves during self exit from a car, with and without collars. The authors argue for bystander roles, data driven choices, and joint work across services. They compare the shift to the birth of modern resuscitation. The piece urges a rethink of first response.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Michael D Christian, Lorenzo Gamberini, Alberto Cucino, Marius Rehn |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 12 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |