prehospital
- noun
- /priːˈhɒspɪtəl/
- Specialized
- Since the FTT analysis is at variance with the experimental data and with the larger benefit found in direct, randomized comparison of prehospital with in-hospital therapy, an alternative presentation of the trial data seems appropriate.
Examples
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In these studies, the average delay from symptom onset to initiation of therapy was 2.1 hours in the prehospital patients and 3.1 hours in the in-hospital patients.
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In many cases, timely prehospital services can significantly improve patient outcomes during emergencies.
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And you get into the mud when you get into the prehospital or EMT market.
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Patients were 3.375 times more likely to be admitted if they received methylprednisolone in the emergency department versus in the prehospital setting.
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In patients with acute respiratory failure, prehospital CPAP reduces mortality and intubation rates compared with standard care.
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In general, victims with relatively minor injuries who are not entrapped or incapacitated tend to bypass the prehospital EMS system and go rapidly by other means to the nearest hospital.
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GRAPH: Figure 1: Mortality at 35 days in randomised studies comparing prehospital (circles) with inhospital (squares) thrombolytic therapy.
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This advantage of very early therapy in the prehospital studies is much larger than the effect of 1 hour earlier treatment reported by the FTT investigators (1.6 lives per 1000 treated), who compared in-hospital thrombolytic with placebo or conventional therapy.
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Emergency medical technicians provided essential prehospital care to stabilize the patient before transport to the hospital.
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The prehospital treatment included administering first aid and oxygen to the injured hikers.
Synonyms
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Help given quickly to a sick or injured person before a doctor arrives
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Training and work that teach ambulance workers to give emergency medical care before or during hospital transfer
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Etymology
Prehospital is made of pre- meaning 'before' and hospital meaning 'a place to care for the sick'. As a noun, prehospital refers to the emergency care or services given before someone arrives at the hospital.