#November2023 #OriginalResearch Prehospital early warning scores for adults with suspected sepsis: retrospective diagnostic cohort study emj.bmj.com/content/40/11/… @K_Ifti @DrSusieC @Dr_J_M_Dickson
@EmergencyMedBMJ @K_Ifti @DrSusieC @Dr_J_M_Dickson The study talks a lot about paramedic suspicion of sepsis but not all resources are paramedic led. Did the study exclude all cases where the attending ambulance was not paramedic led? Is there any data available regarding the accuracy of clinician gestalt by clinical grade?
@Huw_Corness @EmergencyMedBMJ @K_Ifti @DrSusieC The study took a pragmatic approach and used the diagnostic impression recorded on the ePRF regardless of clinical grade or source of referral, on the basis that this diagnostic impression determines prehospital decision-making.