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Received: 11 May 2018

Accepted: 6 May 2019

First Online: 12 June 2019

Authors’ information

: JKJ is a junior doctor and research officer at Swansea University, undertaking a PhD on prehospital analgesia for patients with hip fracture. AK, ACS and BAE are research officers at Swansea University. JKJ, AK and ACS are the trial managers for RAPID. GF is Professor of Clinical Trials and Director of Swansea Trials Unit. SF is Consultant Anaesthetist in Swansea. KG is Consultant of Emergency Medicine in Swansea. SJ represents patients and the public on the Trial Management Group. LK is the Paramedic Research Support Officer for RAPID. IP is Professor of Trauma and Orthopaedics in Swansea. NR is Head of Research and Innovation for the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust and Chief Investigator for RAPID. ITR is Emeritus Professor of Clinical Trials at Swansea University. HAS is Professor of Health Services Research at Swansea University. AW is Associate Professor of Statistics in Swansea Trials Unit.

: Ethical approval was granted by Wales Research Ethics Committee 6, reference 15/WA/0439.

: Ian Pallister is Director of Trauma Simulation Ltd., which produced the bespoke mannequin used in training. The other authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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