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What is optimal timing for trauma team alerts? A retrospective observational study of alert timing effects on the initial management of trauma patients

Lillebo, Børge; Seim, Andreas Amdahl; Uleberg, Oddvar; Vinjevoll, Ole-Petter
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http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2178765
Date
2012
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Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare 2012, 5:207-213   10.2147/JMDH.S33740
Abstract
Background: Trauma teams improve the initial management of trauma patients. Optimal timing of trauma alerts could improve team preparedness and performance while also limiting adverse ripple effects throughout the hospital. The purpose of this study was to evaluate how timing of trauma team activation and notification affects initial in-hospital management of trauma patients.

Methods: Data from a single hospital trauma care quality registry were matched with data from a trauma team alert log. The time from patient arrival to chest X-ray, and the emergency department length of stay were compared with the timing of trauma team activations and whether or not trauma team members received a preactivation notification.

Results: In 2009, the trauma team was activated 352 times; 269 times met the inclusion criteria. There were statistically significant differences in time to chest X-ray for differently timed trauma team activations (P = 0.003). Median time to chest X-ray for teams activated 15–20 minutes prearrival was 5 minutes, and 8 minutes for teams activated <5 minutes before patient arrival. Timing had no effect on length of stay in the emergency department (P = 0.694). We found no effect of preactivation notification on time to chest X-ray (P = 0.474) or length of stay (P = 0.684).

Conclusion: Proactive trauma team activation improved the initial management of trauma patients. Trauma teams should be activated prior to patient arrival.
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Dove Medical Press
Journal
Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare

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