Classifying the Type and Severtiy of Traumatic Injury in North Queensland: A Multicentre Retrospective Study (Old ID 26830)

Emergency Medicine Foundation
Role

Principal Investigator

Description

Queenslanders living in regional, rural and remote areas having a higher incidence of traumatic injury and are disadvantaged by prolonged prehospital times. The aim of this project is to define and describe trauma patients transported by aeromedical emergency services to and between Townsville, Cairns, Mt Isa and Mackay hospitals over a 3 - year period (2016-2018). A key objective is to conduct a comprehensive analysis of clinical interventions and therapies from point-of-injury to hospital admission, and patient outcomes to hospital discharge. This data will help inform all stakeholders on the current state of emergency trauma care in the tropics.

Date

01 Oct 2020 - 01 Mar 2023

Project Type

GRANT

Keywords

Injury;Trauma;Prehospital emergency care;Patient transfer;Rural Health;Aeromedical

Funding Body

Emergency Medicine Foundation

Amount

97580

Project Team

Erik Biros;Daniel Lindsay;Richard Murray;Geoffrey Dobson