To validate the statement, “The first 60 mins (Golden Hour) following a traumatic injury can save the lives of patients”, one must need more evidence-based conclusive reports. This article aims to explain the term ‘golden hour’. The rationale of this article: Golden hour management is considered as the critical first hour period for a severely injured person that can save his/her life. However, are there enough conclusive evidence to support this?
Moreover, the many healthcare professionals believe this hour as significant in reducing the morbidity and mortality in traumatic injury. Hence, the present article unpacks the myths, history, the concept of “The Golden Hour” to understand it correctly. History of Golden Hour: The Origin and Knowing the fact The Golden Hour is vernacular term mostly credited to R. Adams Cowley, who stated in his 1975 article that “the first hour after injury…
