Trauma Triage Criteria system compliance for victims of motor vehicle crashes.

Author(s)
Báez, A.A. Lane, P.L. Sorondo, B. & Nituica, C.
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Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the proportion of EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Motor Vehicle Collision (MVC) cases within a large US state meeting Trauma Triage Criteria (TTC) who are ultimately cared for in trauma centres (TC). This cross-sectional observational study utilised EMS records linked with hospital discharge records for 1997. Using ICDMAP-90(r) software Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) and Injury Severity Score (ISS) scores were computed. ICD-9-CM and E-codes were used to define acute trauma cases resulting from motor vehicle collisions. This population-based system evaluation demonstrated effective TTC implementation in urban areas. However, in rural areas, many severely injured patients were transported to non-trauma centres. (Author/publisher)

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C 22779 (In: C 22761 S) /84 / ITRD E206576
Source

In: Proceedings of the 45th Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine AAAM, San Antonio, Texas, September 24-26, 2001, p. 269-284, 51 ref.

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