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Breathing tube insertion before hospital admission for major trauma saves lives (www.ucl.ac.uk)

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[–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Uh... Duh? I don't understand how this is even a question.

Did people seriously think that waiting to help someone who can't breathe would have a more favorable outcome?

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not all trauma patients "can't breath". And this is just an AI model predicting which severe trauma patients would benefit from intubation.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Trauma patients urgently requiring a breathing tube are more likely to survive if the tube is inserted before arriving at hospital compared to insertion afterwards, suggests a modelling study led by researchers at UCL and the Severn Major Trauma Network.

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

That doesn't indicate the patient "can't breath". Trauma victims can be intubated to help them manage polytrauma.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

If a breathing tube is "urgently required", then the patient is having trouble breathing in some way.

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

"can't breath" v. trouble breathing aren't the same.