NQMC Update Service: August 24, 2015 ► Quality of Trauma in Adult Care (QTAC) Team, University of Calgary

NQMC Update Service: August 24, 2015

Quality of Trauma in Adult Care (QTAC) Team, University of Calgary

• Adult trauma care: does the trauma system have a protocol directing transport of injured patients age 18 years and older to specific hospitals?

• Adult trauma care: does the trauma system have a protocol for monitoring the frequency and reasons for EMS transports of injured patients age 18 years and older diverted away from a trauma center?

• Adult trauma care: does the trauma system have a protocol to guide the transfer of injured patients age 18 years and older from a lower-level facility to a higher-level facility?

• Adult trauma care: percentage of all EMS records for injured patients 18 years and older with documentation of cricothyroidotomy attempted prior to arrival in hospital.

• Adult trauma care: percentage of all EMS records for injured patients 18 years and older with documentation of defibrillation attempted prior to arrival in hospital.

• Adult trauma care: percentage of all EMS records for injured patients 18 years and older with documentation of intubation attempted prior to arrival in hospital.

• Adult trauma care: percentage of all EMS records for injured patients 18 years and older with documentation of needle decompression thoracostomy attempted prior to arrival in hospital.

• Adult trauma care: percentage of all EMS records for injured patients 18 years and older with documentation of prehospital cricothyroidotomy associated complications.

• Adult trauma care: percentage of all EMS records for injured patients 18 years and older with documentation of prehospital cricothyroidotomy successfully performed.

• Adult trauma care: percentage of all EMS records for injured patients 18 years and older with documentation of prehospital defibrillation associated complications.

• Adult trauma care: percentage of all EMS records for injured patients 18 years and older with documentation of prehospital defibrillation successfully performed.

• Adult trauma care: percentage of all EMS records for injured patients 18 years and older with documentation of prehospital intubation associated complications.

• Adult trauma care: percentage of all EMS records for injured patients 18 years and older with documentation of prehospital intubation successfully performed.

• Adult trauma care: percentage of all EMS records for injured patients 18 years and older with documentation of prehospital needle decompression thoracostomy associated complications.

• Adult trauma care: percentage of all EMS records for injured patients 18 years and older with documentation of prehospital needle decompression thoracostomy successfully performed.

• Adult trauma care: percentage of injured patients age 18 years and older with documented pain assessment and reassessment within 30 minutes of first medical contact.

• Adult trauma care: percentage of patients age 18 years and older diagnosed with major anatomic injuries and admitted to a hospital within the trauma system that is not a Level 1 or Level 2 trauma center.