Epidemiology of patients assessed for trauma by Swedish ambulance services: a retrospective registry study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a lack of knowledge regarding the epidemiology of severe trauma assessed by Swedish emergency medical services (EMS).

Aim

To investigate the prevalence of trauma in Sweden assessed by EMS from a national perspective and describe patient demography, aetiology, trauma type, prehospital triage and clinical outcomes.

Methods

Data from two national quality registries, the Swedish Ambulance Registry and the Swedish Trauma Registry (SweTrau) were collected from January 1 to December 31, 2019. Inclusion criteria were an Emergency Symptoms and Signs code equivalent to trauma in the Swedish Ambulance Registry and criteria fulfilled for SweTrau inclusion. Exclusion criteria were patients < 18 years old, those not transported to a hospital and those without a

SUBMITTER: Larsson G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10775538 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature