Identifying prehospital trauma patients from ambulance patient care records; comparing two methods using linked data in New South Wales, Australia

Injury results from tissue damage caused by acute exposure to energy (mechanical, thermal, electrical, chemical, or radiant). Trauma is the consequence of such injury, which can range from life-threatening to the need for pre-hospital, in-hospital, or post-discharge care [1 –3]. Severely injured trauma patients benefit from treatment at major or level-one trauma centres, possibly transferred there by Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) teams. Therefore, trauma networks and transport protocols (field triage guidelines) have been developed to identify which pat ients should be transported directly to a Major Trauma Centre (MTC) [4].

Source: Injury - April 16, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Matthew Miller, Louisa Jorm, Chris Paryka, Brian Burns, Karel Habig, Carissa Oh, Sam Immens, Neil Ballard, Blanca Gallego Source Type: research