Ambulance deceleration causes increased intra cranial pressure in supine position: a prospective observational prove of principle study

Abstract Background Ambulance drivers in the Netherlands are trained to drive as fluent as possible when transporting a head injured patient to the hospital. Acceleration and deceleration have the potential to create pressure changes in the head that may worsen outcome. Although the idea of fluid sh...

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Main Authors: Iscander M. Maissan, Boris Vlottes, Sanne Hoeks, Jan Bosch, Robert Jan Stolker, Dennis den Hartog
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
EMS
TBI
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-021-00904-3