The Impact of Transport Time on Outcomes Following Evacuation from Point of Injury (POI)

Abstract

Our primary objective is to characterize patients evacuated from point of injury (POI) who were transported to a medical treatment facility (MTF) in Afghanistan from January 2011 to December 2014, and determine how transport time influences patient outcomes up through 30 days, disposition and mortality up through 6 months and up through 1 year. The Specific Aims of this study are as follows: (1) To determine the effect of transport time in patients with major traumatic extremity amputation and (2) To determine the effect of transport time in patients with non-compressible torso injury (NCTI).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1072815

Entities

People

  • Joseph K Maddry

Organizations

  • 59th Medical Wing

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeromedical Evacuation
  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Aircrafts
  • Body Regions
  • Casualties
  • Combat Casualty Care
  • Combat Injuries
  • Evacuation
  • Health Services
  • Institutional Review Board
  • Medical Evacuation
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Therapy
  • Thorax
  • Traumatic Amputation

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Neurotrauma and Rehabilitation Medicine.
  • Trauma Surgery or Emergency Medicine.