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Lule H, Mugerwa M, Ssebuufu R, Kyamanywa P, Bärnighausen T, Posti JP, Wilson ML. Effect of Rural Trauma Team Development on the Outcomes of Motorcycle Accident-Related Injuries (Motor Registry Project): Protocol for a Multicenter Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc 2024; 13:e55297. [PMID: 38713507 DOI: 10.2196/55297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/08/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Injury is a global health concern, and injury-related mortality disproportionately impacts low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Compelling evidence from observational studies in high-income countries shows that trauma education programs, such as the Rural Trauma Team Development Course (RTTDC), increase clinician knowledge of injury care. There is a dearth of such evidence from controlled clinical trials to demonstrate the effect of the RTTDC on process and patient outcomes in LMICs. OBJECTIVE This multicenter cluster randomized controlled clinical trial aims to examine the impact of the RTTDC on process and patient outcomes associated with motorcycle accident-related injuries in an African low-resource setting. METHODS This is a 2-arm, parallel, multi-period, cluster randomized, controlled, clinical trial in Uganda, where rural trauma team development training is not routinely conducted. We will recruit regional referral hospitals and include patients with motorcycle accident-related injuries, interns, medical trainees, and road traffic law enforcement professionals. The intervention group (RTTDC) and control group (standard care) will include 3 hospitals each. The primary outcomes will be the interval from the accident to hospital admission and the interval from the referral decision to hospital discharge. The secondary outcomes will be all-cause mortality and morbidity associated with neurological and orthopedic injuries at 90 days after injury. All outcomes will be measured as final values. We will compare baseline characteristics and outcomes at both individual and cluster levels between the intervention and control groups. We will use mixed effects regression models to report any absolute or relative differences along with 95% CIs. We will perform subgroup analyses to evaluate and control confounding due to injury mechanisms and injury severity. We will establish a motorcycle trauma outcome (MOTOR) registry in consultation with community traffic police. RESULTS The trial was approved on August 27, 2019. The actual recruitment of the first patient participant began on September 01, 2019. The last follow-up was on August 27, 2023. Posttrial care, including linkage to clinical, social support, and referral services, is to be completed by November 27, 2023. Data analyses will be performed in Spring 2024, and the results are expected to be published in Autumn 2024. CONCLUSIONS This trial will unveil how a locally contextualized rural trauma team development program impacts organizational efficiency in a continent challenged with limited infrastructure and human resources. Moreover, this trial will uncover how rural trauma team coordination impacts clinical outcomes, such as mortality and morbidity associated with neurological and orthopedic injuries, which are the key targets for strengthening trauma systems in LMICs where prehospital care is in the early stage. Our results could inform the design, implementation, and scalability of future rural trauma teams and trauma education programs in LMICs. TRIAL REGISTRATION Pan African Clinical Trials Registry (PACTR202308851460352); https://pactr.samrc.ac.za/TrialDisplay.aspx?TrialID=25763. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/55297.
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- Herman Lule
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention (IEP) Research Group, Turku Brain Injury Centre, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention (IEP) Research Group, Turku Brain Injury Centre, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Mother Kevin Postgraduate Medical School, Uganda Martyr's University, Nkozi, Uganda
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- Heidelberg Institute of Global Health (HIGH), University Hospital and University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Neurocentre, Department of Neurosurgery and Turku Brain Injury Centre, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Heidelberg Institute of Global Health (HIGH), University Hospital and University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Taylor Z, McCague A. Time Delay in Motor Vehicle Accident Arrival: A Critical Analysis of Trauma Team Activation. Cureus 2024; 16:e58070. [PMID: 38738038 PMCID: PMC11088479 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.58070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2024] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024] Open
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Introduction This research aims to investigate the role of time since trauma (TST) in refining trauma team activation (TTA) criteria within a level I trauma center. We analyze the association between TST and post-emergency department (ED) disposition, proposing new insights for the enhancement of TTA criteria. Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on a dataset comprising 3,693 patients presenting to a level I trauma center following motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) from 2016 to 2021. Data from a trauma registry, encompassing time of injury, time of ED arrival, TTA status, and post-ED disposition, were utilized. TST was calculated as the difference between the time of injury and the time of ED arrival. Patients that received TTA, full or partial, were categorized based on TST (less than one hour, one to two hours, and two or more hours). Statistical analyses, including chi-square tests, were performed using the Statistical Analysis System (SAS) (version 3.8, SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC). Results Of the 1,261 patients meeting the criteria, 98.3% received TTA, with decreasing TTA rates observed with increasing TST (p = 0.0076). A significant association was found between TST and post-ED disposition for patients who received TTA (p = 0.0007). Compared to the other TST groups, a higher proportion of patients with a TST of two or more hours were admitted, sent to the intensive care unit (ICU), and sent to the operating room (OR). Conclusion The study indicates a statistically significant relationship between TST and TTA rates, challenging our assumptions about the decreased need for TTA over time. While a longer TST was associated with a lower percentage of TTA, patients with a TST of two or more hours demonstrated increased rates of admission, ICU utilization, and surgical interventions. This suggests that TTA criteria may benefit from refinement to include patients with longer TST. Acknowledging study limitations, such as a small sample size and retrospective design, this research contributes valuable insights into potential considerations for optimizing trauma care protocols.
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- Zachary Taylor
- Medicine, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific - Northwest, Western University of Health Sciences, Lebanon, USA
- General Surgery, Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, USA
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- Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, USA
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Matthews T, LaScala A, Tomkin T, Gaeta L, Fitzgerald K, Solomita M, Ragione B, Jahan TP, Pepic S, Apurillo L, Siegel V, Frederick A, Arrillaga A, Klein LR, Cuellar J, Raio C, Penta K, Rothburd L, Eckardt SA, Eckardt P. Resource Deployment in Response to Trauma Patients. Cureus 2023; 15:e49979. [PMID: 38058531 PMCID: PMC10697664 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.49979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023] Open
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Background Variance in the deployment of the trauma team to the emergency department (ED) can result in patient treatment delays and excess burden on ED personnel. Characteristics of trauma patients, including mechanism of injury, injury type, and age, have been associated with differences in trauma resource deployment. Therefore, this retrospective, single-site study aimed to examine the deployment patterns of trauma resources, the characteristics of the trauma patients associated with levels of trauma resource deployment, and the deployment impact on ED workforce utilization and non-trauma ED patients. Methodology This was an investigator-initiated, single-institution, retrospective cohort study of all patients designated as a trauma response and admitted to a community hospital's ED from July 01, 2019, through July 01, 2022. Results Resource deployment for trauma patients varied by mechanism of injury (p < 0.001), injury type (p < 0.001), and patient age groups (p < 0.001). Specifically, there was a lower average trauma activation for geriatric trauma patients with a fall as a mechanism of injury compared to all younger patient groups with any mechanism of injury (F(5) = 234.49, p < 0.001). In the subsample, there was an average of 3.35 ED registered nurses (RNs) allocated to each trauma patient. Additionally, the ED RNs were temporarily reallocated from an average of 4.09 non-trauma patients to respond to trauma patients, despite over a third of the trauma patients in the subsample being the trauma patients being discharged home from the ED. Conclusions Trauma activation responses need to be standardized with a specific plan for geriatric fall patients to ensure efficient use of trauma and ED personnel resources.
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- Thomas Matthews
- Nursing, Good Samaritan University Hospital, West Islip, USA
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- Nursing, Good Samaritan University Hospital, West Islip, USA
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- Nursing, Good Samaritan University Hospital, West Islip, USA
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- Nursing, Good Samaritan University Hospital, West Islip, USA
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- Quality Improvement, Good Samaritan University Hospital, West Islip, USA
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- Nursing Administration, Good Samaritan University Hospital, West Islip, USA
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- Quality Improvement, Good Samaritan University Hospital, West Islip, USA
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- Research, City University of New York, New York, USA
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- Trauma, Good Samaritan University Hospital, West Islip, USA
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- Surgical Critical Care, Good Samaritan University Hospital, West Islip, USA
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- Emergency Medicine, Good Samaritan University Hospital, West Islip, USA
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- Orthopedic Surgery, Good Samaritan University Hospital, West Islip, USA
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- Emergency Medicine, Good Samaritan University Hospital, West Islip, USA
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- Nursing/Performance Improvement, Good Samaritan University Hospital, West Islip, USA
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- Data Scientist, Eckardt & Eckardt Consulting, LLC, St. James, USA
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Fornander L, Berterö C, Molin I, Laukkanen K, Nilsson L, Björnström K. Development of trauma team cognition can be explained by "split vision": A grounded theory study. J Interprof Care 2023:1-9. [PMID: 36739575 DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2023.2171970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The aim of this study was to explore interaction of interprofessional hospital trauma teams. A theory about how team cognition is developed through a dynamical process was established using grounded theory methodology. Video recordings of in-real-life resuscitations performed in the emergency ward of a Scandinavian mid-size urban hospital were collected and eligible for inclusion using theoretical sampling. By analyzing interactions during seven trauma resuscitations, the theory that trauma teams perform patient assessment and resuscitation by alternating between two process modes, the two main categories "team positioning" and "sensitivity to the patient," was generated. The core category "working with split vision" explicates how the teams interplay between the two modes to coordinate team focus with an emergent mental model of the specific situation. Split vision ensures that deeper aspects of the team, such as culture, knowledge, empathy, and patient needs are absorbed to continuously adapt team positioning and create precision in care for the specific patient.
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- Liselott Fornander
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Vrinnevi Hospital, Norrköping, and Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Vrinnevi Hospital, Norrköping and Centre for Disaster Medicine and Traumatology, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital, Linköping, and Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital, Linköping, and Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Fitzgerald MC, Noonan M, Lim E, Mathew JK, Boo E, Stergiou HE, Kim Y, Reilly S, Groombridge C, Maini A, Williams K, Mitra B. Multi-disciplinary, simulation-based, standardised trauma team training within the Victorian State Trauma System. Emerg Med Australas 2023; 35:62-68. [PMID: 36052421 PMCID: PMC10087482 DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.14068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 07/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Inconsistency in the structure and function of team-based major trauma reception and resuscitation is common. A standardised trauma team training programme was initiated to improve quality and consistency among trauma teams across a large, mature trauma system. The aim of this manuscript is to outline the programme and report on the initial perception of participants. METHODS The Alfred Trauma Team Reception and Resuscitation Training (TTRRT) programme commenced in March 2019. Participants included critical care and surgical craft group members commonly involved in trauma teams. Training was site-specific and included rural, urban and tertiary referral centres. The programme consisted of prescribed pre-learning, didactic lectures, skill stations and simulated team-based scenarios. Participant perceptions of the programme were collected before and after the programme for analysis. RESULTS The TTRRT was delivered to 252 participants and 120 responses were received. Significant improvement in participant-reported confidence was identified across all key topic areas. There was also a significant increase in both confidence and clinical exposure to trauma team leadership roles after participation in the programme (from 53 [44.2%] to 74 [61.7%; P = 0.007]). This finding was independent of clinician experience. CONCLUSIONS A team-based trauma reception and resuscitation education programme, introduced in a large, mature trauma system led to positive participant-reported outcomes in clinical confidence and real-life team leadership participation. Wider implementation combined with longitudinal data collection will facilitate correlation with patient and staff-centred outcomes.
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- Mark C Fitzgerald
- National Trauma Research Institute, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Trauma Service, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- National Trauma Research Institute, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Trauma Service, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Emergency and Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- National Trauma Research Institute, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- National Trauma Research Institute, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Trauma Service, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Emergency and Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- National Trauma Research Institute, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Trauma Service, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Emergency and Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- National Trauma Research Institute, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- National Trauma Research Institute, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Trauma Service, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- National Trauma Research Institute, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Trauma Service, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Emergency and Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- National Trauma Research Institute, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Emergency and Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- National Trauma Research Institute, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Trauma Service, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- National Trauma Research Institute, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Emergency and Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Chien DS, Yiang GT, Liu CY, Tzeng IS, Chang CY, Hou YT, Chen YL, Lin PC, Wu MY. Association of In-Hospital Mortality and Trauma Team Activation: A 10-Year Study. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12. [PMID: 36292022 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12102334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background: Early trauma team activation (TTA) may improve clinical outcomes through early diagnosis and timely intervention by a dedicated multidisciplinary team. Controversy seems to exist about the effect of establishing trauma team systems in traumatic injury populations. Our aim was to identify factors that may be associated with clinical outcomes in trauma injury and to investigate the effect of trauma team activation. Method: This retrospective descriptive study included all traumatic patients from the Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital Trauma Database. All prehospital vital signs, management, injury type, injury mechanisms, hospitalization history, and clinical outcomes were analyzed, and multivariable logistic regression was used to investigate the association between trauma team activation and clinical outcomes. Subgroups of TTA in minor injury and non-TTA in major injury were also analyzed. Result: In this study, a total of 11,946 patients were included, of which 10,831 (90.7%) patients were minor injury (ISS < 16), and 1115 (9.3%) patients were major injury (ISS ≥ 16). In the minor injury population, TTA had a higher intensive care unit (ICU) admission rate, operation rate, re-operation rate, and prolonged total length of stay (LOS). In the major injury population, TTA had a higher mortality rate, prolonged total LOS, and prolonged ICU LOS. After adjusting for mechanism of injury and injury severity, there was no association between in-hospital mortality and TTA, compared with the non-TTA group. However, the TTA group had a higher risk of ICU admission, prolonged ICU LOS, and prolonged total LOS. The subgroup analysis showed trauma team activation had a higher risk of mortality in the 60- to 80-year-old population, major injury (ISS ≥ 16), consciousness clear population, and non-head injury group. Conclusions: We found there was no significant association between in-hospital mortality and TTA. However, in the TTA group, there was a higher risk of ICU admission, prolonged total, LOS, and prolonged ICU LOS. In the subgroup analysis, TTA had a higher risk of mortality in the 60- to 80-year-old population, major injury (ISS ≥ 16), consciousness clear population, and non-head injury group. Our results reflect TTA-criteria-selected patients with greater ISS and a high risk of mortality.
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Fitzgerald M, Reilly S, Smit DV, Kim Y, Mathew J, Boo E, Alqahtani A, Chowdhury S, Darez A, Mascarenhas JB, O'Keeffe F, Noonan M, Nickson C, Marquez M, Li WA, Zhang YL, Williams K, Mitra B. The World Health Organization trauma checklist versus Trauma Team Time-out: A perspective. Emerg Med Australas 2019; 31:882-885. [PMID: 31081585 PMCID: PMC6851662 DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.13306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2019] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Time‐out protocols have reportedly improved team dynamics and patients’ safety in various clinical settings – particularly in the operating room. In 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) introduced a Trauma Care checklist, which outlines steps to follow immediately after the primary and secondary surveys and prior to the team leaving the patient. The WHO Trauma Care checklist's main perceived benefit is the prompting of clinicians to complete trauma admissions as per evidence‐based guidelines. The WHO Trauma Care checklist, while likely to be successful in reducing errors of omission related to hospital admission, may be limited in its ability to reduce errors that occur in the initial 30 min of trauma reception – when most of the life‐saving decisions are made. To address this limitation a Trauma Team Time‐out protocol is proposed for initial trauma resuscitation, targeting the critical first 30 min of hospital reception.
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- Mark Fitzgerald
- Trauma Services, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,National Trauma Research Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Trauma Services, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,National Trauma Research Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- National Trauma Research Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Emergency and Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- National Trauma Research Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Trauma Services, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,National Trauma Research Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Emergency and Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- National Trauma Research Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Trauma Service, King Saud Medical City, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Trauma Service, King Saud Medical City, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Tamil Nadu Accident and Emergency Initiative, Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai, India
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- Tamil Nadu Accident and Emergency Initiative, Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai, India
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- National Trauma Research Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Emergency Services, The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Trauma Services, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,National Trauma Research Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Emergency and Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Intensive Care, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Emergency and Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Trauma Service, Huizhou First Hospital, Guangdong, China
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- Trauma Service, Huizhou First Hospital, Guangdong, China
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- Trauma Services, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,National Trauma Research Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- National Trauma Research Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Emergency and Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Raj LK, Creaton A, Phillips G. Improving emergency department trauma care in Fiji: Implementing and assessing the trauma call system. Emerg Med Australas 2019; 31:654-658. [PMID: 30690872 DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.13225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2018] [Revised: 11/19/2018] [Accepted: 12/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The trauma team process was recently implemented at the Colonial War Memorial (CWM) Hospital, Suva. This study audits the trauma call procedure at the hospital over a period of 12 months. METHOD Retrospective descriptive study of trauma calls from August 2015 to July 2016 at CWM Hospital. Data relating to patient demographics, time of presentation, time to team assembly and time to computed tomography (CT) scan were extracted from the ED trauma call database. Disposition from the ED and status at hospital discharge was extracted from the hospital patient information system. RESULTS There were 38 trauma calls for 46 patients. Seventy-two per cent were male. Eighty-two per cent occurred when the CT radiographer was off site (16.00-08.00 h), including 47% that occurred between midnight and 08.00 h. Fifty-two per cent of patients were intubated, 43% went to ICU, 26% went directly to the operating theatre, and 37% died. Benchmarks for time to trauma team assembly and time to CT scan were met in 50% of cases. CONCLUSION This was a severely injured cohort of patients with a high mortality rate. The rate of missed calls was not assessed in this study. Time to CT scan could be improved with an onsite radiographer. Time to team assembly could be improved with trauma team training and early notification from pre-hospital providers. There is a need to continue to monitor and refine the trauma call process and to extend data capture to measure injury severity and outcomes.
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- Lavinesh Kumar Raj
- College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Fiji National University, Suva, Fiji
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- West Gippsland Healthcare Group, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Fiji National University, Suva, Fiji
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- Emergency Practice and Innovation Centre, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Gąska K, Cebula G, Danielczok G, Nowakowski M, Kolęda P, Andres J. To assess the level of merit and practicality of an innovative and specialized course with the objective to reduce mortality in trauma patients (European Trauma Course in Poland. Evaluation of implementation). Folia Med Cracov 2018; 58:13-20. [PMID: 30745598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Trauma is one of the leading causes of death in the European Union. The European Trauma Course (ETC) is a training course that focuses on administering aid to trauma patients in a Hospital's Emergency Department by creating an effective and well-organized trauma team. The purpose of the study is to analyze how the ETC training is evaluated by its participants and whether it is tailored to local needs. MATERIALS AND METHODOLOGY The study includes eight courses conducted between 2010 and 2015, involving 109 medical professionals. Participants were given questionnaires where they could evaluate the various aspects of the course and comment on each of them, using a four-level scale. Finally, 78 surveys were qualified for the study. RESULTS The exercises were very highly rated (average 3.79 points), mainly for their interesting scenarios and station preparation. Equally well-evaluated was the short and concise method of instruction. The lowest ranked aspect was the course fee (2.41 points). There were o en negative comments about the use of English during the training (lectures and manuals). DISCUSSION The opinions of Polish students were similar to those of ETC participants in other European countries. ere are many interesting advantages of workshop scenarios, while the downside is the time constraint. Nevertheless, the ETC has been very successful. High ratings and positive feedback affirm the high demand for such courses in Poland.
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- Kaja Gąska
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Education, Jagiellonian University Medical College Kraków, Poland.
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Education, Jagiellonian University Medical College Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Education, Jagiellonian University Medical College Kraków, Poland
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- Wroclaw Medical University, Faculty of Medicine, Chair of Pathophysiology, Wrocław, Poland
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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