Mode of Transport and Trauma Activation Status in Admitted Pediatric Trauma Patients

Injured children who arrive by self-transport to the emergency department (ED) may receive delayed or inadequate care. We studied differences in demographics, clinical characteristics, and trauma activation status for admitted pediatric trauma patients based on arrival by self-transport or Emergency...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of surgical research 2020-02, Vol.246, p.153-159
Hauptverfasser:	Rubens, Jessica H., Ahmed, Omar Z., Yenokyan, Gayane, Stewart, Dylan, Burd, Randall S., Ryan, Leticia M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Child Child, Preschool Emergency Service, Hospital - organization & administration Emergency Service, Hospital - standards Emergency Service, Hospital - statistics & numerical data Facilities and Services Utilization - organization & administration Facilities and Services Utilization - standards Facilities and Services Utilization - statistics & numerical data Female Humans Injury Severity Score Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data Life Sciences & Biomedicine Male Patient Admission - statistics & numerical data Pediatric trauma Practice Guidelines as Topic Practice Patterns, Physicians' - standards Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data Registries - statistics & numerical data Retrospective Studies Science & Technology Self-transport Surgery Transportation of Patients - statistics & numerical data Trauma activation Trauma Centers - organization & administration Trauma Centers - standards Trauma Centers - statistics & numerical data Triage - organization & administration Triage - standards Triage - statistics & numerical data United States Wounds, Nonpenetrating - diagnosis Wounds, Nonpenetrating - therapy Wounds, Penetrating - diagnosis Wounds, Penetrating - therapy
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Zusammenfassung:	Injured children who arrive by self-transport to the emergency department (ED) may receive delayed or inadequate care. We studied differences in demographics, clinical characteristics, and trauma activation status for admitted pediatric trauma patients based on arrival by self-transport or Emergency Medical Services (EMS). We performed a retrospective cohort study at two level I pediatric trauma centers. Inclusion criteria:
ISSN:	0022-4804 1095-8673
DOI:	10.1016/j.jss.2019.08.008