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Master of Public Health

Rural Trauma Team Development Course Decreases Time to Transfer for Trauma Patients.

AUTHORS

Dennis BM , Vella MA , Gunter OL , Smith MD , Wilson CS , Patel MB , Nunez TC , Guillamondegui OD , . The journal of trauma and acute care surgery. 2016 7 20; ().

ABSTRACT

The Rural Trauma Team Development Course (RTTDC) is designed to teach knowledge and skills for the initial assessment and stabilization of trauma patients in resource-limited environments. The effect of RTTDC training on transfers from non-trauma centers to definitive care has not been studied. We hypothesized that RTTDC training would decrease referring hospital emergency department (ED) length of stay (LOS), time to call for transfer, pre-transfer CT imaging rate, and mortality rate.

The Rural Trauma Team Development Course (RTTDC) is designed to teach knowledge and skills for the initial assessment and stabilization of trauma patients in resource-limited environments. The effect of RTTDC training on transfers from non-trauma centers to definitive care has not been studied. We hypothesized that RTTDC training would decrease referring hospital emergency department (ED) length of stay (LOS), time to call for transfer, pre-transfer CT imaging rate, and mortality rate.

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