PATTERNS OF DEATH, COMPLICATION, AND ERROR IN THE MANAGEMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT VICTIMS: IMPLICATIONS FOR A REGIONAL SYSTEM OF TRAUMA CARE

A nonautopsy, retrospective analysis of severe motor-vehicle accident trauma can provide valuable information in regard to volume of trauma and quality of care. In a 6-county region surrounding a large metropolitan area trauma care, as reviewed by this method, had deficiencies at all levels of delivery. Patients were taken to the nearest hospital. Hospitals then had not been classified or designated according to capability. Twenty-five percent of the fatalities and 16% of all outcomes were considered inappropriate for the severity of injury incurred. A regional trauma system with categorization and designation of hospitals providing trauma care would have eliminated or improved these deficiencies, resulting in improved outcomes for a significant percentage of these patients.

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• Authors:
  • Lowe, D K
  • Gately, H L
  • Goss, J R
  • Frey, C L
  • Peterson, C G
• Publication Date: 1983-6

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 503-509
• Serial:
  • Journal of Trauma, Injury, Infection and Critical Care
  • Volume: 23
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
  • ISSN: 0022-5282

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash victims; Disasters and emergency operations; Fatalities; Hazards and emergency operations; Hospitals; Injuries; Medical services; Quality of service
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00386516
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-036 146
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 28 1984 12:00AM