The current research aims are to develop an evidence-based protocol for Saudi Red Crescent Authority to assist with pre-hospital management of major trauma, thereby reducing associated morbidity and mortality.
The following three objectives will achieve this aim:
4. Examine current practice in pre-hospital management of major trauma among adults in Saudi Arabia and associated patient outcomes;
5. To explore the perceptions of both ambulance and trauma center managers personnel in order to identify contributory factors associated with the management of major trauma.
6. Use the findings and recommendations of this study to improve the Saudi Red Crescent Authority pre-hospital management of major trauma among adults and thus reduce morbidity and mortality.
What is the current practice in the Saudi Red Crescent Authority care of major trauma in Saudi Arabia?
How can the Saudi Red Crescent Authority trauma care improve thus reducing morbidity and mortality?
Significance of the thesis:
The highest risk of mortality occurs immediately after a severe trauma incident, which is also where the prehospital response chain begins. Appropriate treatment in the early stages of an injury may significantly reduce the impact of injury consequences (European Road Safety Observatory, 2009). While a considerable number of studies evaluating prehospital trauma care have been undertaken in developed countries, much less research has been conducted in the developing world. This research aims to make recommendations that, if appropriately applied, it will substantially lower morbidity and mortality following RTAs major trauma cases in Saudi Arabia. It aims to deliver evidence-based guidelines to assist with prehospital management of major trauma before arriving at the hospital in Saudi Arabia is in keeping with international practices but considers the local context. The significance is that by drawing on evidence-based guidelines and tailoring them to the before arriving at the hospital in Saudi Arabia context, this study aims to reduce the high level of mortality currently associated with “road traffic accidents (RTAs)”.
