Prehospital code crimson activation - the initial experience from the Greater Sydney Area

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Trauma; Transfusion; Haemorrhage control; Emergency medicine - Resuscitation; Emergency medicine - Other emergency care; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents

• Registration Number: ACTRN12620000532909
• Lead Sponsor: SW Ambulance (Aeromedical Operations)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-04-30
• Study Completion: 2021-03-08
• Last Update Posted: 27 September 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 128

Inclusion Criteria

1. Trauma patients retrieved by Aeromedical operations across the Greater Sydney Area (Bankstown, Wollongong, Orange or Careflight bases) who triggered a prehospital code crimson activation

2. Trauma patients who are identified by the ITIM Trauma Registry as either prehospital Code Crimson activation/Massive Transfusion Protocol (MTP), or have a CT scan within one hour or procedure (see Table 2 in the attached study protocol) within 6 hours or who die in the emergency department

Exclusion Criteria

NSW Trauma Registry patients who do not meet the criteria of a prehospital code crimson response

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified