• The American surgeon · Aug 2005

    A needs assessment for regionalization of trauma care in a rural state.

    • Frederick B Rogers, Lynn Madsen, Steven Shackford, Bruce Crookes, William Charash, Paul Morrow, Turner Osler, Randeep Jawa, Jill A Rebuck, and Peter Igneri.
    • Department of Surgery-Division of Trauma, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont, USA.
    • Am Surg. 2005 Aug 1; 71 (8): 690-3.

    AbstractSystems of trauma care in urban areas have a demonstrated survival benefit. Little is known of the benefit of trauma system organization in rural areas. We hypothesized that examination of all trauma deaths during a 1-year period would provide opportunities to improve care in our rural state. We used a medical examiner database of trauma deaths occurring during a 1-year period. Five board-certified surgeons analyzed deaths as preventable (P), potentially preventable (PP), and non-preventable (NP) using modified Delphi technique. There were 223 trauma deaths during a 1-year period. Most (63%) died at the scene prior to any medical intervention. Adjudication of the deaths demonstrated 5 P (2%; 95% CI 1-5%), 36 PP (16%; 95% CI 12-27%), and 179 NP (81%; 95% CI 76-86%). Agreement among trauma surgeons was only moderate with a k of 0.46. Suicide accounted for a significant number of the overall trauma deaths at 32 per cent. Rural trauma system design should focus on discovery, as that is where the majority of deaths occur. Suicide is a significant problem in this rural state that should be aggressively targeted with prevention programs.

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