Does arrival time affect outcomes among severely injured blunt trauma patients at a tertiary trauma centre?

Trauma occurs unexpectedly, often at night and at the weekend. Severe trauma patients arriving at hospital warrant rapid diagnostics, the marked utilisation of resources including both personnel and infrastructure, and effective coordination and decision-making. Given that the number and experience of personnel in the emergency, radiology, and interventional radiology departments as well as operating theatres are usually highest during standard office hours, the question arises whether a severely injured patient arriving at hospital during out-of-office hours has a worse prognosis compared with those arriving when resources are at their peak.
Source: Injury - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Source Type: research