Trauma Team Activation at a Level I Trauma Center in Southern California: Time of Day Matters.
Abbreviated Injury Scale
Adult
California
/ epidemiology
Emergency Medical Services
/ statistics & numerical data
Emergency Treatment
/ statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Injury Severity Score
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Time Factors
Trauma Centers
/ statistics & numerical data
Triage
Wounds, Nonpenetrating
/ epidemiology
Wounds, Penetrating
/ epidemiology
Young Adult
Journal
The American surgeon
ISSN: 1555-9823
Titre abrégé: Am Surg
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0370522
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Oct 2019
01 Oct 2019
Historique:
entrez:
29
10
2019
pubmed:
28
10
2019
medline:
5
11
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The ACS Committee on Trauma specifies prehospital criteria that trigger trauma team activation (TTA). The study aims to define the relationship between TTA and time of day, mechanism of injury, and need for operative intervention. All trauma patients presenting to LAC+USC (January 2008-July 2018) after triggering TTA were screened. Patients were excluded if time of ED arrival was undocumented. Demographics, injury data, and outcomes were analyzed. After exclusions (<1%), 54,826 patients were enrolled. The median age was 35 [IQR 23-53]. The median Injury Severity Score was 4 [1-10]. The most common mechanisms of injury were falls (n = 14,166; 31%), auto
Types de publication
Journal Article
Observational Study
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM