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Nov 3, 2020 · The ‘golden hour’ is term often used in trauma to suggest that an injured patient has 60 minutes from time of injury to receive definitive care, after which morbidity and mortality significantly increase
The “golden hour” is the term often used in trauma or emergency care to suggest that an injured or sick person must receive definitive treatment within the first 60 minutes from the time of injury or appearance of symptoms.
The concept that the first 60 minutes following traumatic injury is a critical period for getting patients to a trauma center (the “golden hour”) has been deeply ingrained in trauma systems, national field triage guidelines, emergency medical services (EMS) and clinical care. 1,2 While clinical experience suggests that time is critically ...
Oct 6, 2020 · We hypothesized that trauma patients would benefit from rapid transportation, and that the concept of golden hour would be applicable in prehospital care for trauma in Asia. Additionally, we tried to investigate potential factors that may influence prehospital time.
The golden hour of trauma represents a crucial period in the management of acute injury. In an efficient trauma resuscitation, the primary survey is viewed as more than simple ABCs with multiple processes running in parallel.
The term ‘‘golden hour’’ is a well-known lexicon among trauma surgeons and emergency medical service (EMS) providers who care for injured patients on a daily basis. The underlying tenet of this adage suggests an injured patient has 60 min from time of injury to receive definitive care, after which morbidity and mortality significantly increase.
Nov 25, 2021 · The “golden hour” in trauma was first proposed in Cowley’s article, which stated that “the first hour after injury will largely determine a critically injured person’s chance for survival” . Although this concept has been widely accepted, the effect of adopting this practice remains controversial .
Study objective: The first hour after the onset of out-of-hospital traumatic injury is referred to as the "golden hour," yet the relationship between time and outcome remains unclear. We evaluate the association between emergency medical services (EMS) intervals and mortality among trauma patients with field-based physiologic abnormality.
Jul 10, 2024 · The golden hour in trauma care is a critical period during which timely medical intervention can significantly impact a patient’s chances of survival and recovery. This article explores the...
Trauma Golden Hour is truly a mini-textbook with 5 introductory chapters (his- tory, epidemiology, critical care, injury severity scoring, trauma systems and triage), 35 chapters on clinical management (initial trauma care to management of injuries
