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Bystander care in first minutes of trauma
The Diamond Minutes: Rethinking the Earliest Link of the Trauma Chain of Survival
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine · Added 21 April 2026
Concept editorial arguing that the first minutes after injury, before EMS arrival, are a distinct high-risk window where bystander action and dispatcher guidance can prevent deaths, especially through haemorrhage control and airway management.
- Study type
- Guideline / statement
- Bottom line
- Context only
Learning goal
Strengthen my judgement on how dispatcher guidance and bystander haemorrhage control shape early trauma outcomes.
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- Topic: Trauma
- Daily scan: 21 April 2026
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