The association between hospital arrival time, transport method, prehospital time intervals, and in-hospital mortality in trauma patients presenting to Khayelitsha Hospital, Cape Town

Introduction: Trauma is a leading cause of unnatural death and disability in South Africa. The aim of the study was to determine whether method of transport, hospital arrival time or prehospital transport time intervals were associated with in-hospital mortality among trauma patients presenting to K...

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Main Authors: Anders Möller, Luke Hunter, Lisa Kurland, Sa'ad Lahri, Daniël J. van Hoving
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X17301179