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 practical 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 third annual report for the subject project. During the reporting period, the first of three planned Phase 2 data collection intervals using a new physiological monitor and expanded operations was conducted. Pre-hospital patient data was acquired and processed for 102 qualifying patient cases. Analysis further supports the hypothesis that ground EMS systems can provide an opportunity for earlier onset of pre-hospital patient data acquisition than helicopter services. Work continued to synchronize data collection methods with developing EMS electronic case data systems and to ensure retention of data needed for research in future EMS operations. Planning is underway to acquire and process additional pre-hospital patient data.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2008
- Accession Number
- ADA578482
Entities
People
- Donald J. Gordon
- E. S. Kinkler Jr.
- John B Holcomb
- Josè Salinas
- Víctor A. Convertino
Organizations
- Southwest Research Institute