bigbaldguy
Former medic seven years 911 service in houston
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In NYC I'm required to work him. But I will probably get on the phone and ask for a pronouncement instead of transport.
Why disturb the crime scene for no reason? Granted it isn't an immediately mortal injury but if it was bad enough to take a man's life, it isn't going to be fixed.
Ok just checking. Perhaps because my town has 3 level 1 trauma centers my thinking is a bit different.
I did some research though and you are correct that in the majority of systems traumatic arrests generally are pronounced not worked.
Out of hospital cardiac arrest overall survival rates when transported by ambulance is 14 percent.
Traumatic arrest overall survival rate is 8 percent when transported by ambulance.
I guess the major difference is with Trauma you need a trauma center but any hospital can work a non traumatic code?