TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Trauma triage criteria system compliance for victims of motor vehicle crashes
JO  - Annual proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine
A1  - Báez, Amado Alejandro
A1  - Lane, P. L.
A1  - Sorondo, Barbara
A1  - Nituica, Cristina
SP  - 269
EP  - 284
VL  - 45
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N2  - The objective of this study was to determine the proportion of EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Motor Vehicle Collision cases within a large state meeting Trauma Triage Criteria (TTC) who are ultimately cared for in trauma centers (TC). This cross-sectional observational study utilized EMS records linked with hospital discharge records for the year 1997. Using ICDMAP-90 AIS and ISS scores were computed. ICD-9-CM and E-codes were used to define acute trauma cases resulting from motor vehicle collisions. This population-based system evaluation demonstrated effective TTC implementation in urban areas. However, in rural areas, many severely injured patients were transported to non-trauma centers.
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SN  - 1540-0360
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -