[First-aid of serious trauma at the emergency room (an analysis of 144 cases)].

From 1983 to 1987 there were 144 patients with serious trauma who were given first-aid in the emergency room of our hospital. Sixty of them died (41.7%). The mortality was 56% (1983-1984) and 29.8% (1985-1987) (P less than 0.05). Our experience included: 1. to perform intratracheal intubation or tracheostomy at once for decreasing the mortality of the comatose or asphyxial patients, 2. to transfuse large quantity of liquid quickly and enough quantity of blood for treating shock; 3. learn to be more familiar with multiple injury for reducing diagnostic mistake; 4. to provide with excellent medical services and raise the efficiency of first-aid for decreasing the mortality of serious trauma in the emergency room.