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Performance improvement evaluation of forward aeromedical evacuation platforms in Operation Enduring Freedom Apodaca A et All., J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013;75: S157YS BACKGROUND: The following three helicopter-based medical evacuation platforms operate in Southern Afghanistan: the US Army emergency medical technician (basic)Yled DUSTOFF, US Air Force paramedic-led PEDRO, and UK physician-led medical emergency response team (MERT). Nearly 90% of battlefield deaths occur in the prehospital phase, comparative outcomes for these en route care platforms are unknown. The...

Point-of-injury use of reconstituted freeze dried plasma as a resuscitative fluid: A special report for prehospital trauma care Glassberg E. et All. J  J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013;75(Suppl 2):S111YS111. La prise en charge d'hémorrragie catastrophique en phase préhospitalière est particulièrement complexe. Ces dernières années la mise en place d'un réseau structuré de prise...