Publications by authors named "Michael Liam Townend"
Aim: To assess the accuracy of visual estimation of external blood loss by UK pre-hospital clinicians and to comment on its value during handover.
Methods: A sample of 104 pre-hospital clinicians were shown eight staged scenarios showing varying amounts of blood loss and asked to estimate the amount of blood loss depicted. Participants included a range of pre-hospital clinicians from both NHS ambulance trusts and Helicopter Emergency Medical Services.