A common definition should be used in future studies of NSC

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine and Services, Helsinki University Hospital, and Emergency Medicine, Helsinki University, Helsinki, Finland. kirsi.kemp@hus.fi.
² Department of Emergency Medicine and Services, Helsinki University Hospital, and Emergency Medicine, Helsinki University, Helsinki, Finland.
³ Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
⁴ Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.

Comment

Kirsi Kemp et al. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2021.

. 2021 Feb 16;29(1):33.

doi: 10.1186/s13049-021-00851-z.

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine and Services, Helsinki University Hospital, and Emergency Medicine, Helsinki University, Helsinki, Finland. kirsi.kemp@hus.fi.
² Department of Emergency Medicine and Services, Helsinki University Hospital, and Emergency Medicine, Helsinki University, Helsinki, Finland.
³ Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
⁴ Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.

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