EMERGENCY SERVICES AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT RECORD FORM

THE DESIGN AND CONSIDERATIONS WHICH ARE IMPORTANT IN DEVELOPING AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT RECORD RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY PLANNING OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER ARE REVIEWED. EXAMINATION OF PRESENT LOG BOOKS IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM SHOWED THAT INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED TO DETERMINE THE ETIOLOGY OF INJURY IN 5,410 OF 9,681 PATIENT VISITS TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. RECORDS WERE REVIEWED OF 773 PATIENTS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL FROM THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AS A RESULT OF TRAUMA. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT 322 OF THE 773 PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED BECAUSE OF TRAUMA WERE INJURED IN MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. THE NEED WAS ESTABLISHED FOR A TWO- PAGE FORM TO DESCRIBE THE INJURED PATIENT. THE FIRST PAGE IS COMPOSED OF ITEMS WHICH ARE EITHER CHECK-LIST OR SHORT FILL- INS AND SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPUTER PROGRAM. THE SECOND PAGE CONTAINS THE TRADITIONAL PATTERN OF PHYSICIAN'S HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION. ALL ITEMS ON THE FRONT PAGE WERE TO BE COMPLETED BY THE REGISTRATION CLERK EXCEPT FOR THE LOCATION AND SEVERITY OF INJURY SCALE. ATTEMPTS ARE NOW BEING MADE TO DEVELOP DATA BANKS ON ALL MOTOR VEHICULAR ACCIDENTS. DATA - GATHERING PROGRAMS OF A SIMILAR SCOPE ARE NEEDED WHICH WILL CORRELATE THE ACCIDENT DATA WITH ANY RESULTANT INJURY. INJURY DATA-GATHERING PROGRAMS CAN BE CORRELATED IF THERE IS A UNIFORM EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT RECORD IN TERMS OF CONTENT AND DESIGN. THE LIKELIHOOD THAT UNIFORM RECORDS WILL PROVE ESSENTIAL AND MORE CONVENIENT IS INCREASED BY THE NEED FOR REGIONAL PLANNING OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. RECORDS CAN PERMIT A PATIENT'S INJURY AND HIS TREATMENT TO BE FOLLOWED FROM THE SITE OF INJURY AND THROUGH ALL HOSPITALIZATIONS IN THE REGION COVERED BY THE PLAN.

  • Supplemental Notes:
    • pp 313-326, 2 TAB, 6 REF, 2 APP
  • Authors:
    • Frey, C F
  • Publication Date: 1969-10-16

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  • Accession Number: 00220946
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Jul 21 1970 12:00AM