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dc.contributor.authorBrown, E.
dc.contributor.authorTohira, Hideo
dc.contributor.authorBailey, P.
dc.contributor.authorFatovich, D.
dc.contributor.authorFinn, Judith
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-26T10:06:05Z
dc.date.available2020-05-26T10:06:05Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.citationBrown, E. and Tohira, H. and Bailey, P. and Fatovich, D. and Finn, J. 2019. Major trauma patients are not who you might think they are: A linked data study. Australasian Journal of Paramedicine. 16: pp. 1-9.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79451
dc.identifier.doi10.33151/AJP.16.704
dc.description.abstract

© 2019, Paramedics Australasia. All rights reserved. Introduction. Major trauma patients are often perceived as being young males injured by high energy transfer mechanisms. The aim of this study was to describe the demographics of major trauma patients who were transported to hospital by ambulance. Methods This is a retrospective cohort study of adult major trauma (injury severity score >15) patients transported to hospital by St John Western Australia emergency ambulance in metropolitan Perth, between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2016. To describe the cohort, median and interquartile range (IQR) were used for continuous variables and counts and percentages for categorical variables. Differences between mechanism of injury groups were assessed using the Kruskal-Wallis test. Trauma deaths were defined as early (declared deceased within 24 hours) or late (declared deceased within 30 days). Results A total of 1625 patients were included. The median age was 51 years (IQR 30-75) and 1158 (71%) were male. Falls from standing were the most common mechanism of injury (n=460, 28%) followed by motor vehicle crashes (n=259, 16%). Falls from standing were responsible for the majority of early (n=45/175, 26%) and late deaths (n=69/158, 44%). A large number of early deaths also resulted from motorbike crashes (n=32/175, 18%) with a median age of 34 years (IQR 21-46, p<0.001). Conclusion Major trauma is not only a disease of the young. More than half of the cohort was more than 51 years of age and the most common cause was a fall from standing. Pre-hospital care must evolve to address the needs of a changing trauma patient demographic.

dc.relation.urihttps://ajp.paramedics.org/index.php/ajp/article/view/704
dc.titleMajor trauma patients are not who you might think they are: A linked data study
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume16
dcterms.source.startPage1
dcterms.source.endPage9
dcterms.source.issn2202-7270
dcterms.source.titleAustralasian Journal of Paramedicine
dc.date.updated2020-05-26T10:06:05Z
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Copyright © 2020 Paramedics Australasia

curtin.departmentSchool of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences
curtin.contributor.orcidTohira, Hideo [0000-0002-2244-8004]
curtin.contributor.orcidFinn, Judith [0000-0002-7307-7944]
curtin.contributor.researcheridTohira, Hideo [E-5431-2012]
curtin.contributor.researcheridFinn, Judith [B-2678-2010]
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridTohira, Hideo [6506836786]
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridFinn, Judith [57200768752] [7202432925]


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