Making the call in the field: Validating emergency medical services identification of anatomic trauma triage criteria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The National Field Triage Guidelines were created to inform triage decisions by emergency medical services (EMS) providers and include eight anatomic injuries that prompt transportation to a Level I/II trauma center. It is unclear how accurately EMS providers recognize these injuries. Our objective was to compare EMS-identified anatomic triage criteria with International Classification of Diseases-10th revision (ICD-10) coding of these criteria, as well as their association with trauma center need (TCN).

Methods

Scene patients 16 years and older in the NTDB during 2017 were included. National Field Triage Guidelines anatomic criteria were classified based on EMS documentation and ICD-10 diagnosis codes. The primary outcome was TCN, a composite of Injury Severity S

SUBMITTER: Deeb AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8243859 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature