Evaluation of severe trauma at the Emergency Department of the San Paolo Hospital of Savona: two years of experience

The authors analyze the major trauma recorded in a couple of years in the Emergency Room of the San Paolo Hospital of Savona after the setting, in the same district, of the trauma center at the Santa Corona Hospital of Pietra Ligure. Despite the policy of centralization adopted the amount of major t...

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Main Authors: F. Frumento, L. Corti, A. Riccardi, G. Guiddo, P. Minuto, B. Chiarbonello, M. Castelli, R. Lerza
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Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2012-12-01
Series:Emergency Care Journal
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Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/1089
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spelling doaj-af95bbece73d47f79b2a61579d969bb52020-11-25T03:42:49ZengPAGEPress PublicationsEmergency Care Journal1826-98262012-12-0183394010.4081/ecj.2012.3.39642Evaluation of severe trauma at the Emergency Department of the San Paolo Hospital of Savona: two years of experienceF. Frumento0L. Corti1A. Riccardi2G. Guiddo3P. Minuto4B. Chiarbonello5M. Castelli6R. Lerza7SC Pronto Soccorso, Osservazione Breve e Medicina d’Urgenza, Ospedale San Paolo, SavonaSC Pronto Soccorso, Osservazione Breve e Medicina d’Urgenza, Ospedale San Paolo, SavonaSC Pronto Soccorso, Osservazione Breve e Medicina d’Urgenza, Ospedale San Paolo, SavonaSC Pronto Soccorso, Osservazione Breve e Medicina d’Urgenza, Ospedale San Paolo, SavonaSC Pronto Soccorso, Osservazione Breve e Medicina d’Urgenza, Ospedale San Paolo, SavonaSC Pronto Soccorso, Osservazione Breve e Medicina d’Urgenza, Ospedale San Paolo, SavonaSC Pronto Soccorso, Osservazione Breve e Medicina d’Urgenza, Ospedale San Paolo, SavonaSC Pronto Soccorso, Osservazione Breve e Medicina d’Urgenza, Ospedale San Paolo, SavonaThe authors analyze the major trauma recorded in a couple of years in the Emergency Room of the San Paolo Hospital of Savona after the setting, in the same district, of the trauma center at the Santa Corona Hospital of Pietra Ligure. Despite the policy of centralization adopted the amount of major trauma seen at the San Paolo Hospital remained unchanged over time and the number of patients who are not rescued by medicalized ambulance is still significant. These observations underline the importance of periodically reviewing the protocols and make training on trauma also in hospitals that are not recognized as trauma center.http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/1089severe traumaEmergency DepartmentSavona
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author F. Frumento
L. Corti
A. Riccardi
G. Guiddo
P. Minuto
B. Chiarbonello
M. Castelli
R. Lerza
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L. Corti
A. Riccardi
G. Guiddo
P. Minuto
B. Chiarbonello
M. Castelli
R. Lerza
Evaluation of severe trauma at the Emergency Department of the San Paolo Hospital of Savona: two years of experience
Emergency Care Journal
severe trauma
Emergency Department
Savona
author_facet F. Frumento
L. Corti
A. Riccardi
G. Guiddo
P. Minuto
B. Chiarbonello
M. Castelli
R. Lerza
author_sort F. Frumento
title Evaluation of severe trauma at the Emergency Department of the San Paolo Hospital of Savona: two years of experience
title_short Evaluation of severe trauma at the Emergency Department of the San Paolo Hospital of Savona: two years of experience
title_full Evaluation of severe trauma at the Emergency Department of the San Paolo Hospital of Savona: two years of experience
title_fullStr Evaluation of severe trauma at the Emergency Department of the San Paolo Hospital of Savona: two years of experience
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of severe trauma at the Emergency Department of the San Paolo Hospital of Savona: two years of experience
title_sort evaluation of severe trauma at the emergency department of the san paolo hospital of savona: two years of experience
publisher PAGEPress Publications
series Emergency Care Journal
issn 1826-9826
publishDate 2012-12-01
description The authors analyze the major trauma recorded in a couple of years in the Emergency Room of the San Paolo Hospital of Savona after the setting, in the same district, of the trauma center at the Santa Corona Hospital of Pietra Ligure. Despite the policy of centralization adopted the amount of major trauma seen at the San Paolo Hospital remained unchanged over time and the number of patients who are not rescued by medicalized ambulance is still significant. These observations underline the importance of periodically reviewing the protocols and make training on trauma also in hospitals that are not recognized as trauma center.
topic severe trauma
Emergency Department
Savona
url http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/1089
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