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    Identifying pre-hospital factors which influence outcome for major trauma patients in a regional Trauma Network: an exploratory study

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    Author
    Thompson, Lee cc
    Hill, Michael
    Davies, Caroline
    Shaw, Gary
    Keyword
    Emergency Medical Services
    Death
    Glasgow Coma Scale
    Pre-hospital
    Trauma
    Journal title
    Emergency Medicine Journal
    
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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12417/348
    DOI
    10.1136/emermed-2016-206139.18
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    Background Major trauma is often life threatening or life changing and is the leading cause of death in the United Kingdom for adults aged≤45 years. The aim of this exploratory study was to identify pre-hospital factors influencing patient outcomes for major trauma within the Northern Trauma Network. Method Secondary data analysis of a combined data set of pre-hospital audit data and patient outcome data from the Trauma Audit Research Network (n=1033) was undertaken. Variables included mechanism of injury, age, physiological indices, timings and skill mix. Principle outcome measures included Mortality data and Glasgow Outcome Scales. Results Glasgow Coma Scores proved a significant predictor of mortality in major trauma (p<0.00). Amongst other physiological indices, systolic blood pressure ≤90 mm Hg. was associated with both increased mortality (p≤0.004) and poorer morbidity (p≤0.021). Respiration rate <14/minute was also significantly predictive of morbidity (p≤0.03) and mortality (p<0.00). Prolonged response times to the most critically injured patients (p<0.031), and increasing casualty age were significantly associated with poorer outcomes. The attendance of a Doctor was significantly associated with increased mortality (p≤0.036) perhaps validating existing resource despatching practices. Predictors of positive outcomes included the presence of a Doctor when on-scene time ≤50 minutes (p≤0.015), crew arrival on-scene ≤10 minutes (p<0.046) and on-scene time ≤50 minutes (p<0.015). Conclusion These findings validate GCS, BP and Respiratory Rate values as valid triggers for transport to a Major Trauma Centre. Analysis of the interactions between arrival time, time-on-scene, skill mix and age demand further exploration but tentatively validate the concept of a ‘Golden Hour’ and suggest the potential value of a ‘load and go and play on the way’ approach. https://emj.bmj.com/content/emermed/33/9/e5.1.full.pdf This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ 10.1136/emermed-2016-206139.18
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