Clinical decision making is a complex process whereby practitioners determine the type of information they collect, recognise problems according to the indicators identified during information gathering, and decide upon appropriate interventions to address those problems. In an emergency environment, swift yet precise decision making is required to ensure that the patient gets the optimal treatment. This may be easier said than done, as there are many confounding factors that may influence these clinical decisions in the out-of-hospital environment. The goal then is to answer the main...