Continuous Pre-hospital Data as a Predictor of Outcome Following Major Trauma: A Study Using Improved and Expanded Data
Abstract
This study is designed to acquire near continuous physiologic measurements, beginning at the earliest practical time after injury, on large numbers of injured patients with severe trauma. The study will utilize commercially available FDA-certified monitoring equipment, operating in a fleet of ground EMS ambulances currently serving a large metropolitan area with multiple trauma centers. First Responders may represent the earliest opportunity to acquire meaningful medical data in injury cases. This data will be correlated with significant clinical outcomes within the first 24 hours of admission and entered into a research database. This is the second annual report for the subject project. During the reporting period, upgrade of five project ambulances was completed and pre-hospital patient data was acquired and processed for 29 cases. Analysis supports the hypothesis that ground EMS systems can provide earlier inception of data recording than helicopter services. A new physiological monitor device was deployed in an expanded fleet of ambulances and research to facilitate data collection and interpretation using the new device was initiated. Phase 2 of the subject project was initiated and planned work was re-directed based on results of early investigations. Work is underway to accelerate and expand data collection operations and to enhance data collection and analysis processes.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2007
- Accession Number
- ADA468131
Entities
People
- Donald J. Gordon
- E. S. Kinkler
- John B Holcomb
- Josè Salinas
- Víctor A. Convertino
Organizations
- Southwest Research Institute