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dc.contributor.authorBakke, Håkon Kvåle
dc.contributor.authorSteinvik, Tine
dc.contributor.authorEidissen, Silje-Iren
dc.contributor.authorGilbert, Mads
dc.contributor.authorWisborg, Torben
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-03T12:44:37Z
dc.date.available2015-08-03T12:44:37Z
dc.date.issued2015-06-19
dc.description.abstractBackground: Bystander first aid and basic life support can likely improve victim survival in trauma. In contrast to bystander first aid and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, little is known about the role of bystanders in trauma response. Our aim was to determine how frequently first aid is given to trauma victims by bystanders, the quality of this aid, the professional background of first-aid providers, and whether previous first-aid training affects aid quality. <br>Methods: We conducted a prospective 18-month study in two mixed urban–rural Norwegian counties. The personnel on the first ambulance responding to trauma calls assessed and documented first aid performed by bystanders using a standard form. <br>Results: A total of 330 trauma calls were included, with bystanders present in 97% of cases. Securing an open airway was correctly performed for 76% of the 43 patients in need of this first-aid measure. Bleeding control was provided correctly for 81% of 63 patients for whom this measure was indicated, and prevention of hypothermia for 62% of 204 patients. Among the first-aid providers studied, 35% had some training in first aid. Bystanders with documented first-aid training gave better first aid than those where first-aid training status was unknown. <br>Conclusions: A majority of the trauma patients studied received correct pre-hospital first aid, but still there is need for considerable improvement, particularly hypothermia prevention. Previous first-aid training seems to improve the quality of first aid provided. The effect on patient survival needs to be investigated.en_US
dc.identifier.citationActa Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica (2015), Early View (Online Version of Record published before inclusion in an issue)en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1249381
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/aas.12561
dc.identifier.issn0001-5172
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/7883
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:no-uit_munin_7480
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons Ltd.en_US
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccess
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Klinisk medisinske fag: 750::Traumatologi: 783en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Clinical medical disciplines: 750::Traumatology: 783en_US
dc.titleBystander first aid in trauma – prevalence and quality: a prospective observational studyen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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