Disparities in rural versus urban field triage: Risk and mitigating factors for undertriage

Volume: 89, Issue: 1, Pages: 246 - 253
Published: Jul 1, 2020
Abstract
There are well-known disparities for patients injured in rural setting versus urban setting. Many cite access to care; however, the mechanisms are not defined. One potential factor is differences in field triage. Our objective was to evaluate differences in prehospital undertriage (UT) in rural setting versus urban settings.Adult patients in the Pennsylvania Trauma Outcomes Study (PTOS) registry 2000 to 2017 were included. Rural/urban setting...
Paper Details
Title
Disparities in rural versus urban field triage: Risk and mitigating factors for undertriage
Published Date
Jul 1, 2020
Journal
Volume
89
Issue
1
Pages
246 - 253
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