title: Statewide real-time in-flight trauma patient vital signs collection system.
abstract: Continuous recorded in-flight vital signs monitoring and life-saving interventions linked to outcomes may provide better understanding of pre-hospital triage, care management and patient responses during the 'golden hour' of trauma care. Evaluation of 157 patients' vital signs data collected from our statewide network has identified episodes of physiological decompensation which holds promise for creation of new triage algorithms and enhanced trauma center preparedness.
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, USA.
authors.forename: Peter F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mackenzie
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dutton
authors.forename: Ayan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Handley
authors.forename: Danny
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Scalea
mesh_terms: D017732:Air Ambulances; D003199:Computer Systems; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008396:Maryland; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014218:Triage / Q000379:methods*; D055986:Vital Signs; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control