Is AVPU comparable to GCS in critical prehospital decisions? – A cross-sectional study

Advanced Trauma Life Support field triage utilizes the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) to assess the level of consciousness. However, prehospital care providers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) often use the Alert, Verbal, Pain, and Unresponsive (AVPU) scale to assess the level of consciousness....

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of emergency medicine 2022-09, Vol.59, p.106-110
Hauptverfasser:	Janagama, Srinivasa R., Newberry, Jennifer A., Kohn, Michael A., Rao, G.V. Ramana, Strehlow, Matthew C., Mahadevan, Swaminatha V.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Ambulance services AVPU Clinical decision making Consciousness Cross-sectional studies Data analysis Emergency medical care Fatalities Field triage Glasgow coma scale Intensive care Mortality Pain Patients Prehospital AVPU Quality improvement Statistical analysis Trauma Trauma care Unconsciousness
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Schreiben Sie den ersten Kommentar!