prehospitally

English

Etymology

prehospital +‎ -ly

Adverb

prehospitally (not comparable)

1. Before a patient's admission to hospital.
   • 2015 October 24, “Experience in Prehospital Endotracheal Intubation Significantly Influences Mortality of Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Traditionally, early endotracheal intubation–as the gold standard of airway management–has been advocated for TBI patients with a GCS score ≤ 8, but this dogma is currently being challenged by publications that suggest higher mortality in patients who are prehospitally intubated.