Prehospital and disaster medicine
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Prehosp Disaster Med · Apr 2014
Randomized Controlled TrialUse of point-of-care lactate in the prehospital aeromedical environment.
Lactate measurement has been used to identify critical medical illness and initiate early treatment strategies. The prehospital environment offers an opportunity for very early identification of critical illness and commencement of care. ⋯ Prehospital aeromedical point-of-care lactate measurement levels ≥ 4 mmol/L may help stratify mortality. Further investigation is needed, as this is a small, limited study. The initial analysis did not find a significant change in post-transport management.