Evaluation of Rural vs Urban Trauma Patients Served by 9-1-1 Emergency Medical Services.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Despite a large rural US population, there are potential differences between rural and urban regions in the processes and outcomes following trauma.

Objectives

To describe and evaluate rural vs urban processes of care, injury severity, and mortality among injured patients served by 9-1-1 emergency medical services (EMS).

Design, setting, and participants

This was a preplanned secondary analysis of a prospective cohort enrolled from January 1 through December 31, 2011, and followed up through hospitalization. The study included 44 EMS agencies transporting to 28 hospitals in 2 rural and 5 urban counties in Oregon and Washington. A population-based, consecutive sample of 67 047 injured children and adults served by EMS (1971 rural and 65 076 urban) was enroll

SUBMITTER: Newgard CD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5409522 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature