Prehospital shock index predicts outcomes after prolonged transport: A multicenter rural study

• Published in: The journal of trauma and acute care surgery Vol. 94; no. 4; p. 525
• Main Authors: Bardes, James M, Price, Bradley S, Bailey, Hannah, Quinn, Alexander, Warriner, Zachary D, Bernard, Andrew C, LaRiccia, Aimee, Spalding, M Chance, Linskey Dougherty, Melissa B, Armen, Scott B, Wilson, Alison
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2023
• Subjects: Adult; Emergency Medical Services; Hospital Mortality; Humans; Injury Severity Score; Intensive Care Units; Multiple Trauma; Retrospective Studies; Trauma Centers; Wounds and Injuries - diagnosis; Wounds and Injuries - therapy

Shock index (SI) predicts outcomes after trauma. Prior single-center work demonstrated that emergency medical services (EMSs) initial SI was the most accurate predictor of hospital outcomes in a rural environment. This study aimed to evaluate the predictive ability of SI in multiple rural trauma sys...