title: Trauma experience of a rural hospital.
abstract: We sought to evaluate the ability of a small rural hospital with level 2 trauma capability to provide adequate care to the patient with multiple trauma. Using the TRISS method, we reviewed 163 patients with trauma admitted to our institution over 2 years. An outcome equivalent to those level 1 centers that contributed to the Major Trauma Outcome Study is documented. The clinical commitment and institutional resources necessary are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, NY 13326.
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Zulick
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Dietz
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brooks
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006744:Hospital Bed Capacity, 100 to 299; D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009518:New York; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014193:Trauma Centers / Q000592:standards*; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices