Preventable Trauma Death Rate after Establishing a National Trauma System in Korea.

Conclusion: Although the PTDR in Korea is still high compared to that in developed countries, it was lower when the time spent from the accident to the death was shorter and the final destined institution was the RTC. To reduce PTDR, it is necessary to make an effort to transfer trauma patients to RTCs directly within an appropriate time.
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Source: J Korean Med Sci - March 3, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Jung K, Kim I, Park SK, Cho H, Park CY, Yun JH, Kim OH, Park JO, Lee KJ, Hong KJ, Yoon HD, Park JM, Kim S, Sung HK, Choi J, Kim Y Tags: J Korean Med Sci Source Type: research