RESUMEN

BACKGROUND: The study objective was to validate prehospital indicators mandated by the Ohio legislature. METHOD: The design was a retrospective case review using adult and pediatric tools developed to assess prehospital documentation of anatomic and physiologic indicators of significant trauma. RESULTS: There were 400 adult records with Glasgow Coma Score, the most frequently cited (23.5%). Fifty-four percent of the adult cases had at least 1 item checked. There were 104 pediatric cases reviewed, where 49% of the cases had at least 1 indicator checked. CONCLUSIONS: The mandated trauma indicators appear to be valid measures for use in trauma research.

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Servicios Médicos de Urgencia/legislación & jurisprudencia , Escala de Coma de Glasgow , Triaje/legislación & jurisprudencia , Heridas y Lesiones/diagnóstico , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Niño , Preescolar , Servicios Médicos de Urgencia/métodos , Femenino , Humanos , Lactante , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Ohio/epidemiología , Pronóstico , Curva ROC , Estudios Retrospectivos , Centros Traumatológicos , Resultado del Tratamiento , Triaje/métodos , Heridas y Lesiones/mortalidad , Heridas y Lesiones/terapia