Prehospital hypertension is predictive of traumatic brain injury and is associated with higher mortality

The purpose of the current study was to investigate the effect of early adrenergic hyperactivity as manifested by prehospital (emergency medical service EMS) hypertension on outcomes of traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients and to develop a prognostic model of the presence of TBI based on EMS and admission (emergency department ED) hypertension.