Surge Capacity Crisis and Mitigation Plan in Trauma Setting Based on Real-Time National Trauma Registry Data
| Autor: | Attila J Hertelendy, Hassan Al-Thani, Mohammad Asim, Ayman El-Menyar, Tim G. Frazier |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Emergency Medical Services Specialty Trauma registry Disaster Planning 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Health care Emergency medical services Medicine Humans Mass Casualty Incidents 030212 general & internal medicine Registries Surge Capacity business.industry Breaking point Trauma center Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health 030208 emergency & critical care medicine Bed capacity medicine.disease Female Medical emergency business |
| Zdroj: | Disaster medicine and public health preparedness. 16(2) |
| ISSN: | 1938-744X 1935-7893 |
| Popis: | Background:The objective of this study was to assess the current breaking point of crisis surge capacity of trauma services in Qatar and to develop a mitigation plan.Methods:The study utilized real-time data from the National Trauma Registry. Data was explored cumulatively by weeks, months and a year’s interval and all trauma admissions within this time frame were considered as 1 ‘Disaster Incident.’Results:A total of 2479 trauma patients were included in the study over 1 year. The mean age of patients was 31.5 ± 15.9 and 84% were males. The number of patients who sustained severe trauma which necessitated Level 1 activation was 16%. The emergency medical services (EMS) surge attained crisis of operational capacity at 5 months of disaster incident for priority 1 cases. Bed capacity at the floor was the first to reach operational crisis followed by the ICU and operating room. The gap in the surge for surgical interventions was specific to the specialty and surgery type which reached operational crisis at 3 months.Conclusion:The study highlights the surge capacity and capability of the healthcare system at a Level 1 trauma center. The identified gaps in surge capacity require several key components of healthcare resources to be addressed across the continuum of care. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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