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Etymology

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From prehospital +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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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.