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Association of Prehospital Mode of Transport With Mortality in Penetrating Trauma

Association of Prehospital Mode of Transport With Mortality in Penetrating Trauma Key PointsQuestionDoes ground emergency medical services transport confer a survival advantage vs private vehicle transport for patients with penetrating injuries? FindingsIn this cohort study of 103 029 patients included in the National Trauma Data Bank, individuals transported by private vehicle were significantly less likely to die than similarly injured patients transported by ground emergency medical services, even when controlling for injury severity. MeaningGround emergency medical services transport is not associated with improved survival compared with private vehicle transport among patients with penetrating injuries in urban trauma systems, suggesting prehospital trauma care may have a limited role in this subset of patients. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA Surgery American Medical Association

Association of Prehospital Mode of Transport With Mortality in Penetrating Trauma

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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright 2017 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
ISSN
2168-6254
eISSN
2168-6262
DOI
10.1001/jamasurg.2017.3601
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Abstract

Key PointsQuestionDoes ground emergency medical services transport confer a survival advantage vs private vehicle transport for patients with penetrating injuries? FindingsIn this cohort study of 103 029 patients included in the National Trauma Data Bank, individuals transported by private vehicle were significantly less likely to die than similarly injured patients transported by ground emergency medical services, even when controlling for injury severity. MeaningGround emergency medical services transport is not associated with improved survival compared with private vehicle transport among patients with penetrating injuries in urban trauma systems, suggesting prehospital trauma care may have a limited role in this subset of patients.

Journal

JAMA SurgeryAmerican Medical Association

Published: Feb 20, 2018

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