Prehospital interventions performed in a combat zone: a prospective multicenter study of 1,003 combat wounded.

نویسندگان

  • Julio R Lairet
  • Vikhyat S Bebarta
  • Christopher J Burns
  • Kimberly F Lairet
  • Todd E Rasmussen
  • Evan M Renz
  • Booker T King
  • William Fernandez
  • Robert Gerhardt
  • Frank Butler
  • Joseph DuBose
  • Ramon Cestero
  • Jose Salinas
  • Pedro Torres
  • Joanne Minnick
  • Lorne H Blackbourne
چکیده

BACKGROUND Battlefield care given to a casualty before hospital arrival impacts clinical outcomes. To date, the published data regarding care given in the prehospital setting of a combat zone are limited. The purpose of this study was to describe the incidence and efficacy of specific prehospital lifesaving interventions (LSIs; interventions that could affect the outcome of the casualty), consistent with the Tactical Combat Casualty Care paradigm, performed during the resuscitation of casualties in a combat zone. METHODS We performed a prospective observational study between November 2009 and November 2011. Casualties were enrolled as they were treated at six US surgical facilities in Afghanistan. Descriptive data were collected on a standardized data collection form and included mechanism of injury, airway management, chest and hemorrhage interventions, vascular access, type of fluid administered, and hypothermia prevention. On arrival to the military hospital, the treating physician determined whether an intervention was performed correctly and whether an intervention was not performed that should have been performed (missed LSI). RESULTS A total of 1,003 patients met the inclusion criteria. Their mean (SD) age was 25 (8.5) years and 97% were male. The mechanism of injury was explosion in 60% of patients, penetrating in 24% of patients, blunt in 15% of patients, and burn in 0.8% of patients. The most commonly performed LSIs included hemorrhage control (n = 599), hypothermia prevention (n = 429), and vascular access (n = 388). Of the missed LSIs, 252 were identified with the highest percentage of missed opportunities being composed of endotracheal intubation, chest needle decompression, and hypotensive resuscitation. In contrast, tourniquet application had the lowest percentage of missed opportunities. CONCLUSIONS In our prospective study of prehospital LSIs performed in a combat zone, we observed a higher rate of incorrectly performed and missed LSIs in airway and chest (breathing) interventions than hemorrhage control interventions. The most commonly performed LSIs had lower incorrect and missed LSI rates.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The journal of trauma and acute care surgery

دوره 73 2 Suppl 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012