Analysis of Transport to an American College of Surgeons Level I Trauma Center

Efficient patient transportation by ground emergency medical services (GEMS) or helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) to a trauma center is vital for optimal care. We investigated differences between the modes of transport in terms of demographics, injury, scene location, and outcome. Morrist...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Air medical journal 2019-03, Vol.38 (2), p.95-99
Hauptverfasser:	Hakakian, Daniel, Kong, Karen, Bogdanovski, Dorian Atanas, Benvenuto, Andrew, DiFazio, Louis Thomas, Durling-Grover, Renay, Rolandelli, Rolando Hector, Nemeth, Zoltan H.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Advanced Trauma Life Support Care Age Factors Air Ambulances - statistics & numerical data Child Child, Preschool Health administration Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Injury Severity Score Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data Middle Aged New Jersey Patient Discharge - statistics & numerical data Retrospective Studies Trauma Centers Wounds and Injuries - mortality Wounds and Injuries - therapy Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Efficient patient transportation by ground emergency medical services (GEMS) or helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) to a trauma center is vital for optimal care. We investigated differences between the modes of transport in terms of demographics, injury, scene location, and outcome. Morristown Medical Center (MMC), Morristown, NJ All 903 trauma admissions in 2016 by advanced life support (ALS) to MMC, a Level I Trauma Center, were retrospectively analyzed. 22% of admissions were HEMS and 78% were GEMS. HEMS patients had higher Injury Severity Scores (ISS) (p
ISSN:	1067-991X 1532-6497
DOI:	10.1016/j.amj.2018.11.013