External Validation of the Clinical Pre-hospital "Red- Flag" Alert for Activation of Intra-hospital Hemorrhage Control Response in Blunt Trauma. — RED-FLAG 2  

Trauma Injury Clinical Trial

Official title: External Validation of the Clinical Pre-hospital "Red- Flag" Alert for Activation of Intra-hospital Hemorrhage Control Response in Blunt Trauma. A Prospective Multicentric Study

Status Not yet recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

External validation of the clinical pre-hospital "Red- Flag" alert for activation of intra-hospital hemorrhage control response in blunt trauma.

Clinical Trial Description

Severe trauma, with a variety of causes, is responsible for more than 9% of the world's population and is the leading cause of preventable mortality among 15-35 year olds. Massive hemorrhage remains the second leading cause of early mortality in those traumatized after head trauma, accounting for about 40% of deaths. In 71% of cases this mortality is pre-hospital without access to rapid medicalization. Intra-hospital mortality is also important.

The main factors explaining this mortality in patients with severe bleeding are delays in recognition and management. The effectiveness of the "trauma systems" and the management channels for severe traumatized injuries are thus generally assessed by the intra-hospital mortality rate. Optimal and early management is therefore essential from the pre-hospital phase.

The treatment of traumatic hemorrhagic shock requires means of local hemostasis, medication management and can go as far as the establishment of massive transfusion protocols (PTM). This type of PTM is activated in about 8% of cases. While it is little practiced in pre-hospital and still debated today, its early hospital establishment is essential.

Rym Hamada et al. highlighted a predictive score "RED-FLAG" of severe hemorrhage in severe traumatized patients requiring the immediate implementation of rapid hemorrhage control (activation of PTM, hemostasis surgery, etc.).

This score is based on 5 clinico-biological items. A score of 2 or more is predictive of an immediate intra-hospital action of hemostasis. In France, several networks are organized around centers 15 and hospitals specialized in the management of severe traumatized, from alert to definitive treatment, in accordance with the international recommendations in force.

The objective of this study is to perform external and prospective validation, within a new cohort, of the "RED-FLAGS" score. For this, we are conducting a multicenter and prospective study ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Hemorrhage
• Trauma Injury
• Wounds and Injuries

• NCT number: NCT05820217
• Study type: Observational
• Source: University Hospital, Angers
• Contact: François Morin, MD, MSc
• Phone: 0033241353715
• Email: francois.morin@chu-angers.fr
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Start date: May 10, 2023
• Completion date: December 31, 2024