We are pleased to advise that deep linking capability, enabling users to directly download individual mobile toolkits, has now been released on the RDS mobile app. When you install the update, you will see that each toolkit has a small QR code icon the header area beside the search icon – see screenshot below. Clicking on this icon will open up a window with a full-size QR code and the alternative of a short URL for sharing with users. Instructions are provided.
You may need to actively install the update to install RDS app version 4.7.1 to see this improvement. Installing this update is also strongly recommended to get the full benefits of the new contingency arrangements – specifically, that if the RDS website should fail, you will still be able to download new mobile app toolkits.
To check your current RDS version, click on the three dots bottom right of the RDS app screen. This takes you to a “More” page where you will see the version number. To install latest updates:
On iPhones – go to the Apple store, click on your profile icon top right, scroll down to see the apps waiting to be updated and update the RDS app.
On Android phones – these can vary, but try going to the Google Play store, click on your profile icon top right, click on “Manage apps and device”, select and update the RDS app.
Please get in touch with ann.wales3@nhs.scot with any questions.
The ambulance service will use the pre-hospital triage tool to determine the appropriate destination for the trauma patient at the roadside. The ambulance will provide an ATMIST handover using the form below over the airwaves radio system to the receiving hospital.
Record the following information during the pre alert from the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS):
Pass the pre-alert form to the Trauma Team Leader (TTL) or Senior Nurse who will determine the level of trauma team response according to the:
Trauma team activation protocol for Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
Trauma team activation protocol for the Royal Hospital for Children & Young People.
Activate the Code Red Trauma Team if the patient has ALL of the following:
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
Royal Hospital for Children & Young People
INITIAL PHASE
CLOTPro ALGORITHIM
ClotPro repeatable 15min after blood products to assess response and guide further therapy.
ClotPro guided therapy is in addition to the empiric transfusion strategy until definitive haemorrhage control has been achieved.
Thrombin Generation/Fibrinogen/Platelets
Fibrinolysis
South East Scotland Major Trauma Guidelines
