Injury, occupational diseases, poisoning: Other injury, occupational diseases, poisoning Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning
Conditions
Interventions
With approval from 16 local research ethics committees, paramedics in two ambulance services were randomly allocated to one of two treatment protocols for the prehospital use of intravenous fluids in
Sponsors
Department of Health (UK)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Trauma patients aged 16 years or over who died or stayed in hospital for three or more nights and who were attended by a paramedic crew randomised to a treatment protocol were included in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with burns, poisoning, asphyxiation, minor uncomplicated skin or skeletal injuries, isolated fractured neck of femur, or who were pregnant were excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Death, complications, general health status (measured using the Short Form with 36 items (SF-36) questionnaire), processes of care and costs were measured up to 6 months post-incident. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Not provided at time of registration | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed