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Table 1 Screening and full-text article inclusion and exclusion criteria

From: A scoping review of worldwide studies evaluating the effects of prehospital time on trauma outcomes

Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

Trauma-focused study or report

No hospital outcomes (morbidity or mortality outcomes)

Time (as a covariate, key exposure, or outcome)

Electrocution injuries

EMS-focused study*

Drowning injuries

Full text articles available

Focus on special populations (e.g., pediatrics, OB, incarcerated, psychiatric)

Adult patients

Field terminations (deceased on scene and not transported by EMS)

Published within the past 10 years

Case studies (or studies N < 50)

Articles written in English

Meta-analyses, systematic reviews, editorials, letters, and opinion pieces

 

Abstract only, no full manuscript published

  1. *Evidenced by EMS data, including vitals, transport modality, treatments, and/or transport time