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Purpose:
To determine the effectiveness of the Regional
Trauma Triage Protocol and to assure the right patients get to the right
hospitals at the right time. The project will have three primary evaluation
areas: over triage and under triage rates, timeliness of care, and outcomes of
care Patient Criteria:
Patients identified as meeting the PEMS Trauma
Triage Criteria or any of the following:
- Trauma patient that was
triaged to a trauma center
- Trauma
patient that was diverted from their original destination hospital to a trauma
center
- Traumatic Deaths On
Arrival (DOA)
Process for Data
Collect:
For any patient meeting the above criteria you
should complete one of the two data collection
forms. These forms should be forwarded to the PEMS Council on
the 1st and 15th of every month. |
Purpose:
To evaluate the pre-hospital care provided to patients diagnosed with ST
elevation MI or new onset of LBBB. The project will have three primary
evaluation areas: timeliness of care, treatment provided, and outcomes of
care.
Patient Criteria:
Patients identified with a diagnosis with ST elevation MI or new onset of LBBB
as determined by initial receiving hospital.
Process for Data
Collect: PEMS
will forward the identified STEMI patients to the respective EMS agency. The EMS
agency should then complete a PPCR review on each of these identified patients
by completing the STEMI Data Sheet. The data
sheet should then be forwarded to the PEMS Council upon completion. |