bare knuckle trauma debate: there's no denying it - prehospital doctors add plenty of value in...

Bare knuckle knock out

Prehospital doctors add little value in trauma??

Conflict of interest

Lets face it…

(most) (current) prehostpial EBM is B.S.

- Bias- Notoriously difficult- Methodologically flawed…

*Bit Scanty…. Brilliantly subjective....

Reality is: We want (our patients deserve)

Same level + standard of care as IN hospital

Reality is: We want (our patients deserve)

Seamless patient journey

The beginning (or the end) of the trauma chain of survival…

Prehospital doctors in the field

Prehospital doctor as Trauma Team leaders

Prehospital doctor(s) in the trauma bay

Prehospitaldoctors in OR

Gas-docs

Prehospitaldoctors in OR

Surgeons

Pre hospital ICU doctors

Family physicians, Cardiologist, neonatologist

Bridges not walls

LEADERSHIP

KNOWLEDGE

ADDITIONAL SKILLS AND TRAINING

DECISION MAKING

ANTICIPATED CLINICAL CAUSE

INNOVATION

COLLABORATION

VISION

Prehospital teams

Hospital teams

Research teams

Simulation teams

unpublished ‘truth’

EVERY DAY

ALL OVER THE GLOBE

PREHOSPITAL DOCTORS

ARE HELPING TO SAVE LIVES

Don’t take my word for it…

Legion of extraordinary gentlemen and gentle-ladies

…we ARE many

...we CARE a lot

You dare say we add little….?

Really? REALLY? No, I say,

“a HELL of a LOT” doesn’t even cover it

“Honourable intentions”“Meaningful interventions”

Dr. John Hinds (1980- 2015)