Nayeem N, Barltrop A H, Kotecha M B
Accident Service, Luton and Dunstable Hospital, Bedfordshire.
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 1992 May;74(3):212-7.
It has been suggested that 20-33% of trauma related deaths are preventable. The Accident and Emergency Department of Luton and Dunstable Hospital, therefore, set out to examine its own performance and to attempt to highlight areas of possible improvement. The department sees 65,851 new patients per annum, 3936 of these were victims of road traffic accidents (RTA). There were 184 patients admitted and six died. One death was considered preventable; shortcomings were noted with delay in availability of services. It is recommended that early assessment by experienced clinicians and easy access to theatre facilities and diagnostic imaging be available in district general hospitals to improve the quality of care for trauma victims.
有人提出,20%至33%的创伤相关死亡是可以预防的。因此,卢顿和邓斯特布尔医院的急诊科着手检查自身表现,并试图找出可能需要改进的方面。该科室每年接待65851名新患者,其中3936人是道路交通事故(RTA)受害者。有184名患者入院,6人死亡。其中1例死亡被认为是可预防的;注意到服务提供存在延迟的缺点。建议地区综合医院由经验丰富的临床医生进行早期评估,并方便使用手术室设施和诊断成像,以提高对创伤受害者的护理质量。