The Scandinavian pre-hospital physician and documentation of clinical data in the trauma patient
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Background Documentation of clinical data in the pre-hospital emergency care is important for research purposes. Collecting complete patient level data can be challenging as time is limited and patient management must have priority. In the current study we aimed to examine the ability of Scandinavian pre-hospital physicians to record of fourteen clinical variables during pre-hospital trauma missions.
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