Is there a place for REBOA in cardiac arrest?
Chris our Canadian Editor debates the pros and cons of REBOA. We’re interested to hear your thoughts!
The pre-hospital management of life-threatening chest injuries: a consensus statement
A consensus statement from the Faculty of Prehospital Care, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
Confirmation of suboptimal protocols in spinal immobilisation?
A recent study in Ireland showed that for haemodynamically stable patients, controlled self-extrication causes less movement of the cervical spine than extrications performed using traditional prehospital rescue equipment.
Tourniquets for the control of traumatic hemorrhage: a review of the literature
This article reviews tourniquet application for haemorrhage control and gives a good overview of the history of tourniquet use.
An evidence-based prehospital guideline for external hemorrhage control: American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma
This report describes the development of an evidence-based guideline for external hemorrhage control in the prehospital setting, including the use of tourniquets and hemostatic agents for management of life-threatening hemorrhage.
Comparison of three prehospital cervical spine protocols for missed injuries
Which spinal immobilisation protocol makes the most sense? PHTLS? Domeier/NEXUS? Hankins? None?
Evaluation of clinical efficacy and safety of cervical trauma collars: differences in immobilization, effect on jugular venous pressure and patient comfort
So do collars really make a difference to neck mobility and JVP?
PHTLS – Review of prehospital topical hemostatic agents (Aug 2011)
Prehospital topical hemostatic agents – A review of the current literature by PHTLS Executive Committee.
ITLS Position Paper – Needle Decompression for Tension Pneumothorax
ITLS Editorial Board position paper, published May 2014
ITLS Position Paper – Role of TXA in management of traumatic haemorrhage in the field
ITLS Editorial Board position paper, published May 2014
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