Prehospital trauma death review in the State of Victoria, Australia: a study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Regionalised trauma systems have been shown to improve outcomes for trauma patients. However, the evaluation of these trauma systems has been oriented towards in-hospital care. Therefore, the epidemiology and care delivered to the injured patients who died in the prehospital setting remain poorly studied. This study aims to provide an overview of a methodological approach to reviewing trauma deaths in order to assess the preventability, identify areas for improvements in the system of care provided to these patients and evaluate the potential for novel interventions to improve outcomes for seriously injured trauma patients.

Methods and analysis

The planned study is a retrospective review of prehospital and early in-hospital (<24 hours) deaths following traumatic

SUBMITTER: Mercier E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6067343 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature