Trauma Registration at St. Olavs Hospital 2000-2003

Norwegian University of Science and Technology1,000 enrolled

Overview

St. Olavs Hospital is a trauma referral center in the region of Midtnorge. Admitting trauma patients locally and those referred from hospitals in Nord-Trøndelag, Sør-Trøndelag and Møre-Romsdal.An active trauma team was defined in 1992, but it's work has not been evaluated earlier. Prospective studies of these patients were established 1st of January 2004 at St. Olavs Hospital.

This mapping is a observational retrospective study of trauma patients admitted to St.Olavs Hospital from 2000 until 2003. Patient journals (electronic and paper), autopsy reports and the emergency medical respons systems (AMK) database have been reviwed. We are reviewing the local traumaepidemiology, traumateam performance, mechanisms of injury and the potenially avoidable deaths in trauma.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

1,000

Conditions

Injuries, Multiple Norway/Epidemiology Trauma Centers/Statistics & Numerical Data Trauma, Multiple Trauma Severity Indices

Eligibility

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Trauma team activation * Motor vehicle crash with ejection * Pedal cyclist, motorcyclist or pedestrian hit by vehicle \>30 km/h * Fall \> 5 meters * Fatality in same vehicle * Interhospital trauma transfer within 24 hrs * Injury to two or more body regions * Fracture to two or more long bones * Spinal cord injury * Amputation of a limb * Penetrating injury to head, neck, torso or proximal limb Exclusion Criteria: * Burns * Strangulations