Preventable trauma deaths after traffic accidents in chiba prefecture, Japan, 2011: problems and solutions.

DISCUSSION: Problems of these 20 deaths showed that appropriate triage at the scene, centralization of patients with severe trauma, and trauma centers are necessary in Japan. Under-triage before arrival at the hospital was related to clearly and possibly preventable deaths. Upgrading the triage category for victims with torso injury must be considered. Not all emergency critical care centers in Japan are able to provide severe trauma care. Preventable trauma deaths occur even in some emergency critical care centers; therefore, we need centralization of severe trauma patients from wider area to reduce the incidence of preventable trauma death.
PMID: 25391701 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Journal of Nippon Medical School - November 16, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Motomura T, Mashiko K, Matsumoto H, Motomura A, Iwase H, Oda S, Shimamura F, Shoko T, Kitamura N, Sakaida K, Fukumoto Y, Kasuya M, Koyama T, Yokota H Tags: J Nippon Med Sch Source Type: research