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Research Studies is a monthly compilation of research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers and recently published in journals or newsletters.
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Cleveland N, Colwell C, Douglass E
Motor vehicle crash severity estimations by physicians and prehospital personnel.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether emergency physicians (EPs) and EMS personnel differ in their assessment of motor vehicle collision severity and the potential for serious injury when viewing crash scene photographs. They found excellent crash and injury agreement at both ends of the severity spectrum but only modest agreement, and therefore greater variability, in the middle of the severity spectrum.
AHRQ-funded; HS017526
Citation:
Cleveland N, Colwell C, Douglass E .
Motor vehicle crash severity estimations by physicians and prehospital personnel.
Prehosp Emerg Care. 2014 Jul-Sep;18(3):402-7. doi: 10.3109/10903127.2014.891065..
Keywords:
Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Trauma, Injuries and Wounds, Provider: Health Personnel, Diagnostic Safety and Quality
Band RA, Salhi RA, Holena DN
Severity-adjusted mortality in trauma patients transported by police.
Two decades ago, Philadelphia began allowing police transport of patients with penetrating trauma. In this retrospective cohort study, the investigators conduct a large, multiyear, citywide analysis of this policy. They examine the association between mode of out-of-hospital transport (police department versus emergency medical services [EMS]) and mortality among patients with penetrating trauma in Philadelphia.
AHRQ-funded; HS017960.
Citation:
Band RA, Salhi RA, Holena DN .
Severity-adjusted mortality in trauma patients transported by police.
Ann Emerg Med 2014 May;63(5):608-14.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2013.11.008..
Keywords:
Injuries and Wounds, Mortality, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Trauma
