Open AccessPre-hospital transport times and survival for Hypotensive patients with penetrating thoracic trauma
Author(s) -
Mamta Swaroop,
David C. Straus,
Ogo Agubuzu,
Thomas J. Esposito,
Carol R. Schermer,
Marie Crandall
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of emergencies, trauma and shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 0974-519X
pISSN - 0974-2700
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2700.106320
Subject(s) - medicine , penetrating trauma , injury severity score , emergency medicine , retrospective cohort study , mortality rate , logistic regression , emergency department , major trauma , revised trauma score , anesthesia , injury prevention , poison control , surgery , psychiatry , blunt
Achieving definitive care within the "Golden Hour" by minimizing response times is a consistent goal of regional trauma systems. This study hypothesizes that in urban Level I Trauma Centers, shorter pre-hospital times would predict outcomes in penetrating thoracic injuries.