Table 1 Eligibility criteria
Question domains | Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
|---|---|---|
Population | Individual (infant, children, adult) with unintentional injuries resulting from traffic collisions, drowning, poisoning, fire, falls, others | Individuals with intentional injuries or self-harm such as suicide. CPGs focused only on the mental or psychological-related aspect of injuries or violence-related injuries. Emergencies due to chronic conditions such diabetic and cardiovascular diseases, asthma, obstetric emergencies, and others alike |
Concept | Prehospital care: this refers to First Aid and/or emergency medical interventions feasible outside the hospital. That is, CPGs for first responders, basic prehospital care, and advanced prehospital care of injuries | Â |
Setting | Out-of-hospital settings such as incident scene, disaster area, or ambulance environment | Excluded clinic, hospital, refugee, or military settings |
Language | All languages | Â |
Publication type | Clinical practice guidelines | Excluded primary research, systematic reviews and other reviews |
Time | Publications within 10Â years: between 2011 to 2021 | Â |
Guideline quality | CPGs that score a minimum of 60% on Domain 3 of AGREE II tool | Â |