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The success of the management of severely injured patients depends on a good cooperation between the paramedical and medical crews involved. This cooperation is required for the first aid at the place of accident and must continue until the patient can leave the hospital [1]. A mistake in the early post-traumatic phase can be responsible for the development of acute respiratory failure, requiring mechanical ventilation for several weeks. A faulty initial approach of an open fracture can make the difference between a restitutio ad integrum and a life of disability. In Belgium, too many patients arrive at the Emergency Department in a lifethreatening condition. This can be the result of the severity of the trauma, but it can also be the consequence of an insufficient collaboration between the ambulance crew working in the field and the clinical emergency team in the hospital.
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Rommens, P.M., Delooz, H.H., Carlier, H. (1989). Transport of Severely Injured Patients. In: Vincent, J.L. (eds) Update 1989. Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 8. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83737-1_51
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