Trauma care in a military hospital

J R Army Med Corps. 1991 Oct;137(3):131-5. doi: 10.1136/jramc-137-03-06.

Abstract

The results of a quinquennial audit of trauma care in the Cambridge Military Hospital using the TRISS method is presented. 113 cases were analysed. The mean age was 32 years and the mean Injury Severity Score 16. Twenty-five deaths occurred of which 12 were potentially preventable. Means of reducing the number of preventable deaths are discussed.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Child
  • England / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Hospitals, Military*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Medical Audit
  • Middle Aged
  • Multiple Trauma / etiology
  • Multiple Trauma / mortality
  • Multiple Trauma / therapy*
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care
  • Prognosis
  • Quality of Health Care*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Survival Rate
  • Time Factors
  • Trauma Severity Indices*
  • Treatment Outcome