The Effect of Different Emergency Medical Systems on the Prognosis of Traumatic Brain Injury - a Prospective Study

Tampere University Hospital400 enrolled

Overview

The Aim of the Study is to Measure the Effect of Finnish Physician-staffed EMS Unit Treatment Methods on Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Patient Prognosis. Physician-staffed HEMS unit was implemented to the EMS 2011. The aim of this study is to compare the results against a historical database to see if the implementation of a HEMS unit will improve the prognosis of TBI patients.

A Secondary Aim is to Identify Out-of-hospital Treatment Factors That Can be Influenced by Education and Protocols.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

400

Conditions

Traumatic Brain Injury

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * TBI with CGS \< 9 or unconsciousness verified by an on-call neurosurgeon during admission to the hospital. Exclusion Criteria: * Multiple trauma

Locations (1)

Tampere University Hospital

Tampere, Finland

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Mortality

Time frame: 1 year

Secondary Outcomes

Glasgow Outcome Score

Time frame: 1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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