The Illinois experience with regionalization of trauma patient care.

Author(s)
Boyd, D.R. Pizzano, W.A. & Lowe, R.J.
Year
Abstract

The State of Illinois started a regionalized emergency medical care system program for the care of critically injured on July 1, 1971. With this program there has been a reorientation and redistribution of the most critically injured patients with 75% now being transported to designated trauma centers. 38% fewer patients are now dying at the scene of the accident. More critical highway accident victims are reaching trauma center hospitals alive and surviving longer in these upgraded care facilities.

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Publication

Library number
B 6983 (In: B 4751 [electronic version only]) /84/ IRRD 211233
Source

In: Proceedings of the 17th Conference of the American Association for Automotive Medicine (AAAM), November 1973, p. 271-278, 11 ref.

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