Application of trauma assessing method to a emergency triage / 中华急诊医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study a quick and effective assessing method used in the emergency trauma patients in order to prevent delaying treatment for patients from overlook or misdiagnosis during triage. Method From 1 January 2006 to 31 September 2006, there were 4023 patients evaluated with trauma assessment method, which was composed of CRAMS scale and trauma assessment program. Results Of 4023 patients, there were 2430 cases with CRAMS below 1( < 7) ,of whom 1979 cases assessed with trauma assessment program were found to be injuried severely to threaten their lives. And more noticeably,of 1593 patients with CRAMS ≥7 there were 46 patients found to have life-threatening injuries assessed with trauma assessment method. Conclutions CRAMS score can be used for triage, and trauma assessment program can be used to evaluate the injuries anatomically. Trauma assessment program and CRAMS employed conjointly can increase the sensitivity and specificity for the stratification of the severity in the injuried patients in order to get a successful triage and lo take advantage of the resources of e-mergency care appropriately.