Prehospital Trauma Quality Improvement: The Role of Prehospital Database in Improving Timely Access to Trauma Care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prehospital travel time is critical in trauma patients, with delays and undertriage linked to worse outcomes. We hypothesize that implementing a regional prehospital database will reveal trauma distribution patterns and the underlying causes of delays and undertriage.

Methods

We analyzed 102,895 incident reports from 50 prehospital dispatch centers in Riyadh, using data from the Saudi Red Crescent Authority between January 2021 and March 2023. Distribution of dispatch centers as well as trauma and nontrauma centers (NTC) was mapped using QGIS. Network service zone analysis was applied to delineate service areas for trauma centers (TC), based on road networks and speed limits. Dispatch centers were subsequently grouped according to these service zones to evaluate d

SUBMITTER: Khan L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12338412 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature