Trauma radiology: an integrated approach.
A program at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, integrated active radiologic participation with the services of the trauma team and emergency department. Two target areas served as objective criteria for the program's effectiveness: the time patients spent in the emergency department and the number of patients in whom vital diagnostic information was immediately obtained because of direct radiologic participation. This report outlines how the services were integrated and details our results in the two target areas studied.
D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010414:Pennsylvania; D011871:Radiology; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*