Political Quotes

“the ``golden hour'' is a basic fundamental principle of emergency care, of emergency responsiveness in trauma care. The Senator from Alaska is entirely correct. When a serious trauma occurs, it is that first hour, that ``golden hour'' that is absolutely critical. The principle is very simple; that is, the quicker one can respond and get to appropriate treatment, the better the outcome. The ``golden hour''--put that in quotation marks. But it is a fundamental principle that every emergency room and every trauma surgeon understands. It refers to the principle that the severely injured patients are more likely to survive with rapid, responsive, appropriate resuscitation, and treatment. Patients with otherwise potentially survivable injuries can die unless there is intervention--frequently, surgical intervention--with appropriate resources accessed by that surgeon, or by that trauma personnel that is available. Delaying or failing to perform that needed emergency action or emergency surgery is the most common cause of those otherwise preventable deaths.”