Study of Prehospital Care for Adults with Low Blood Pressure from Trauma Using Helicopter Emergency Medical Services

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are studying how best to manage patients with low blood pressure due to traumatic injuries before they reach the hospital. The study focuses on patients helped by helicopter emergency medical services HEMS across Italy, where emergency care practices vary widely. The goal is to understand how prehospital treatments affect hospital recovery and survival, especially for those with severe bleeding and shock. The study observes different prehospital treatments such as drug use including antifibrinolytics, pain relief, sedatives, and muscle relaxants. It also looks at advanced techniques like resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta REBOA, blood transfusions, and ultrasound assessments for trauma. Care strategies like staying on scene for treatment versus rapid transport are also compared as part of usual prehospital management. Participants will have detailed data collected from the prehospital phase including demographics, trauma type, and treatments given. Hospital data such as blood transfusions, lab results, length of hospital and ICU stays, use of ventilation or kidney support, recovery, and survival will be analyzed. The main outcome measured is mortality within 30 days, with secondary outcomes including survival to hospital admission, hospital stay length, blood products used, and transport times. The study started in May 2021 and will continue until May 2026.

Prehospital Management of Hypotensive Trauma in HEMS