Table 4: Measures and outcomes from data collection.

 

Measures

Outcomes

Age, years

Percentage of patients determined to be under-triaged by: 

CMM+ISS model

Sex

Percentage of patients determined to be under-triaged by: 

NFTI-adjusted CMM model

Date of arrival (presentation)

 

Trauma alert, (yes/no)

 

Trauma consult, (yes/no)

 

Through the Emergency Department. (yes/no)

 

Patient type (observation/inpatient)

 

GCS

 

AIS

 

ISS

 

CMM criteria:  Determination of under-triaged

 

NFTI criteria:  Determination of under-triaged

 

Note: GCS: Glasgow Coma Score; AIS: Abbreviated Injury Score; NFTI: Need for Trauma Intervention; CMM: Cribari Matrix Method;

ISS: Injury Severity Score; NTDS: National Trauma Database Standard [8]