In a life-or-death emergency, every second counts - and these transfers, often averaging more than double the recommended two-hour window, can lead to preventable deaths.
Improving inter-hospital coordination, the scientists said, will require increased access to critical-care ambulances and training of transport staff in addition to new mechanisms to exchange information.
How we work together in these spaces is really, really critical for actually saving people's lives.
The study surveyed nine high-level trauma hospitals and three high-level pediatric trauma centers across Illinois to determine the most urgent areas for improvement.
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