A study of motor vehicle accident deaths occurring in Napa County, California, from 1979 through 1983 showed that there was a preventable death rate of 42% for deaths that were not related to central nervous system injuries. After developing a Level II trauma center at our hospital, the preventable death rate decreased to 14%. This was statistically significant (total chi-square, 0.01
There was a significant increase in the average Injury Severity Score (34 versus 45, p<0.005) as well as significant improvements in the surgeon's response time (32 minutes versus 11 minutes, p<0.005) and in the time from hospital arrival to the start of surgery (3.6 hours versus 1.9 hours, 0.01
Improved trauma care in a rural hospital after establishing a level II trauma center
American Journal of Surgery ; 160 , 6 ; 655-658
1990-01-01
4 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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