DOES OUT-OF-HOSPITAL EMS TIME AFFECT TRAUMA SURVIVAL
DOES OUT-OF-HOSPITAL EMS TIME AFFECT TRAUMA SURVIVAL
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DOI:
10.1016/0735-6757(95)90078-0
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发表时间:
1995-03-01
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
IRWIN, L
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作者:
FEERO, S;HEDGES, JR;IRWIN, L
To determine if out-of-hospital emergency medical services (EMS) time intervals are associated with unexpected survival and death in urban major trauma, a retrospective review was conducted of major trauma cases entered into an urban trauma system by an EMS system during a one-year period, Patients with unexpected death or unexpected survival were identified using TRISS methodology. The EMS response, on-scene time, transport time, and total EMS out-of-hospital time intervals were compared for the two groups using the unpaired t test (two-tailed analysis). Of 848 major trauma cases, there were 13 (1.5%) unexpected survivors and 20 (2.4%) unexpected deaths, Of those patients with complete EMS times, the mean out-of-hospital response time interval was significantly shorter for the unexpected survivors (3.5 +/- 1.2 minutes v 5.9 +/- 4.3 minutes; P=.04). The mean EMS on-scene time interval (7.8 +/- 4.1 minutes v 11.6 +/- 6.5 minutes; P=.06) and the mean transport time interval (9.5 +/- 4.4 minutes v 11.7 +/- 4.0 minutes; P=.17) also favored the unexpected survivor group. Overall, the total EMS time interval was significantly shorter for unexpected survivors (20.8 +/- 5.2 minutes v 29.3 +/- 12.4 minutes; P=.02). It was concluded that a short overall out-of-hospital time interval may positively affect patient survival in selected urban major trauma patients. Copyright (C) 1995 by W.B. Saunders Company