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Brain Trauma Foundation TBI Guidelines

Prehospital Guidelines for the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury – 3rd Edition

Al Lullaa Department of Emergency Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TexasCorrespondence[email protected]
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Angela Lumba-Brownb Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CaliforniaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9102-8791View further author information
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Patrick J. Maherd Department of Emergency Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New YorkView further author information
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Neeraj Badjatiae Department of Neurocritical Care, Neurology, Anesthesiology, Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MarylandView further author information
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Randy Bellf Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MarylandView further author information
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Christina T. J. Donayrig Trauma Services, Queens Medical Center, Honolulu, HawaiiView further author information
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Mary E. Fallath Hiram C. Polk Jr Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Louisville, Norton Children’s Hospital, Louisville, KentuckyView further author information
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Gregory W. J. Hawryluki Department of Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic and Akron General Hospital, Fairlawn, OhioView further author information
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Scott A. Goldbergj Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MassachusettsView further author information
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Halim M. A. Hennesk Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas Children’s Medical Center, Dallas, TexasView further author information
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Steven P. Ignellb Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CaliforniaView further author information
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Charles Schleienp Pediatric Critical Care, Cohen Children’s Medical Center, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Uniondale, New YorkView further author information
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Stacy Shackelfordq Trauma and Critical Care, USAF Center for Sustainment of Trauma Readiness Skills, Seattle, WashingtonView further author information
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Pages 507-538 | Received 19 Dec 2022, Accepted 28 Feb 2023, Published online: 20 Apr 2023

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