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Assessing Emergency Clinicians' Needs From Trauma Clinical Guidance: A Mixed-Methods Study
Lindsay Fountain1, Kayla Corredera-Wells2, Nicholas Cozzi3
1University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado.
The Journal of Emergency Medicine
|August 13, 2026
Summary
Emergency clinicians need trauma clinical guidance that is objective, concise, and easy to use at the bedside. Mobile-friendly formats and quick understanding are key for improving access and application in time-pressured situations.
Area of Science:
- Emergency Medicine
- Trauma Care
- Clinical Guidelines
Background:
- Emergency clinicians are primary caregivers for injured patients in US hospitals.
- Current trauma clinical guidance often fails to meet emergency clinician needs.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess emergency clinician priorities and preferences for accessing, interpreting, and applying trauma clinical guidance.
- To identify barriers and facilitators to the use of trauma clinical guidance.
Main Methods:
- Semi-structured interviews with 12 emergency clinicians.
- Quantitative survey distributed to 154 emergency clinicians.
- Qualitative and statistical analysis of interview and survey data.
Main Results:
- Clinicians support trauma guidance but find resources lacking.
- Barriers include lack of awareness, poor accessibility, and complex design.
- Usability is enhanced by objective, concise, updated, and bedside-friendly formats.
- Mobile applications and multi-modal access are preferred.
- Rural clinicians face additional resource and staffing challenges.
Conclusions:
- Trauma clinical guidance development must consider diverse end-users and settings, including emergency clinicians.
- Mobile-friendly and rapidly understandable formats are crucial for effective trauma guidance.
- Further research with diverse populations is needed.