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ReviewTrauma surgery & acute care open2025

Can heroic roadside care save lives?

Patrick Lee, Melike Harfouche, Samuel M Galvagno, Benjamin Lawner

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Review in Trauma surgery & acute care open, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Patrick LeeDepartment of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0009-0005-5154-3595
Melike HarfoucheDepartment of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9555-5698
Samuel M GalvagnoDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Benjamin LawnerDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prehospital emergency care is an important part of trauma systems across the USA and the world. From a once 'load and go' service, the provider's skillsets and scope of practice have evolved to include multiple procedures that can be performed in the field. It is still debated if performing some prehospital procedures contributes to improved patient outcomes after traumatic injury and saves lives. The topic was debated at the 40th Annual Point/Counterpoint Acute Care Surgery Conference. Level of evidence: III.

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Emergency Medical ServicesEmergency TreatmentMultiple Trauma

Identifiers

PMID40330993
PMCPMC12049909

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