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Major trauma: service delivery

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  • Reference number: NG40
  • Published:  17 February 2016
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Research recommendations coming out of this guidance

  • Audit:- What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of collecting long-term outcomes in a national trauma audit system?

  • Rehabilitation: - What are the barriers to people with major trauma receiving early rehabilitation after rehabilitation assessment? What changes to services are needed to overcome these barriers?

  • Dedicated transfer service:- Is it clinically and cost effective to provide a dedicated service to transfer patients with major trauma from the emergency department for ongoing care?

  • National pre-hospital triage tool:- A national pre-hospital triage tool for major trauma should be developed and validated.

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