EMERGENCY CARE OF AUTO CRASH VICTIMS
A STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO INQUIRE INTO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ADEQUACY OF TREATMENT AND THE MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY OF HOSPITALIZED TRAFFIC CRASH VICTIMS IN THE WINNIPEG, CANADA, AREA. A STUDY WAS UNDERTAKEN OF ALL TRAFFIC VICTIMS IN THE AREA, INJURED SERIOUSLY ENOUGH TO REQUIRE HOSPITALIZATION. FOR COMPARITIVE PURPOSES, THE STUDY INCLUDED THOSE CASES FIRST TREATED IN THE SEVEN RURAL HOSPITALS CLOSEST TO THE URBAN CENTRAL AREA, AS WELL AS THOSE HOSPITALIZED IN THE CITY. A TOTAL OF 1,000 CASES WAS STUDIED, INCLUDING 119 DEATHS. PRELIMINARY RESULTS INDICATE THAT 25 OF 119 TRAFFIC DEATHS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY A BETTER ORGANIZED AND A MORE EFFICIENT ACCIDENT SERVICE. OF THESE, 14 WERE DUE TO AVOIDABLE DELAY IN TREATMENT; 4 WERE DUE TO FAULTY OBSERVATIONS AFTER TREATMENT WAS INSTITUTED; 4 WERE DUE TO COMPLICATIONS OF TREATMENT AND ONLY 3 WERE CONSIDERED DUE TO UNAVOIDABLE CIRCUMSTANCES OF CLIMATE AND GEOGRAPHY. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT A PROVINCE-WIDE ACCIDENT SERVICE, ORGANIZED TO DIRECT AND SUPERVISE THE EMERGENCY TREATMENT OF ALL ACCIDENT VICTIMS WOULD BE WORTHWHILE.
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Supplemental Notes:
- pp 232-239, 3 FIG
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Authors:
- Bruser, D M
- Publication Date: 1970
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Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Disasters and emergency operations; Hazards and emergency operations; Injuries; Medical services; Traffic crashes
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00220907
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: pp 104-108
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 22 1970 12:00AM