Background In hospital emergencies require a structured team approach to facilitate
simultaneous input into immediate resuscitation, stabilisation and prioritisation of care …

Injury is a leading cause of mortality, hospitalised morbidity and disability in Australia and
New Zealand. Of the many public health challenges facing clinicians on a daily basis …

Background Reducing medical errors and minimizing complications have become the focus
of quality improvement in medicine. Failure-to-rescue (FTR) is defined as death after a …

Background Trauma is the leading cause of death for young people in Norway. Studies
indicate that several of these deaths are avoidable if the patient receives correct initial …

Abstract Objectives Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) has been shown to improve
outcomes related to trauma resuscitation; however, omissions from this protocol persist. The …

Objective: To examine trends in mechanism and outcome of major traumatic injury in adults
since the implementation of the New South Wales trauma monitoring program, and to …

Introduction Trauma resuscitation is a complex and time-sensitive endeavour with significant
risk for error. These errors can manifest from sequential system, team and knowledge-based …

Purpose Complex clinical situations, involving multiple medical specialists, create potential
for tension or lack of clarity over leadership roles and may result in miscommunication …

Background Acute trauma management is a complex process, with the effective cooperation
among multiple clinicians critical to success. Despite this, the effect of nontechnical skills on …

Introduction Errors in trauma resuscitation are common and have been attributed to
breakdowns in the coordination of system elements (eg, tools/technology, physical …