First Aid by Laypersons - Effect on Mortality and Length of Stay

NCT03191279 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 2016/1760
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,400
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study aims to assess the effect of first aid from bystanders on survival, admission length, and need of ICU-stay for trauma victims.

Conditions

Wounds and Injury; First Aid; Bystander; Trauma

Keywords

Wounds and injury; Trauma; First aid; Bystander; Laypersons

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Admission length

  Length of hospital stay after injury, in days

  3 months after inclusion

• Survival

  30-day survival, starting from day of injury

  1 month after inclusion

• Need of ICU stay

  Whether patient is admitted to ICU during admission

  3 months after inclusion

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Length of ICU stay

  3 months after inclusion

Other Outcomes (2)

• Whether patients received first aid from bystanders

  At time of inclusion

• Whether first aid measures were indicated for the patient

  At time of inclusion

Study Arms (3)

First aid correct

Patient has received first aid according to local guidelines for all indicated first aid measures from bystanders on scene of accident when the first ambulance arrives

Procedure: First aid

First aid attempted

Bystanders have attempted first aid for indicated first aid measures, but measures have been incorrectly performed according to local guidelines

Procedure: First aid

No first aid

Indicated first aid measures have not been carried out when the first ambulance arrives on scene

Interventions

First aid PROCEDURE

Open airway (head tilt, chin lift), recovery position, staunch of bleeding, prevention of hypothermia, cooling of burn, CPR

First aid attempted; First aid correct

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All patients who has sustained an injury and where the EMS has been alerted and initiated an emergency response

You may qualify if:

• All emergency response calls to trauma (drownings and hangings included)

You may not qualify if:

• No injury to patient
• Non-traumatic condition
• Poisonings

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Tromso: lead
• University Hospital of North Norway: collaborator
• Norsk Folkehjelp: collaborator
• Nasjonal kompetansetjeneste for traumatologi (NKT-Traume): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

UNN Tromsø

Tromsø, 9037, Norway

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Wounds and Injuries

Interventions

First Aid

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Emergency Treatment; Therapeutics

Central Study Contacts

Håkon Kvåle Bakke, MD, PhD

CONTACT

+4795182294; hakonkvalebakke@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 3, 2017
• First Posted: June 19, 2017
• Study Start: August 1, 2018
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2020
• Study Completion: August 1, 2021
• Last Updated: June 19, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

NO (1)