title: Implementation of a combat casualty trauma registry.
abstract: The Joint Theater Trauma Registry is a standardized, retrospective data collection system for all echelons of combat casualty care. Military-specific data elements include expanded demographic data to include military branch, service, rank, military occupation, and personal protective equipment. Varying data from each echelon are entered into the Joint Theater Trauma Registry, version 3. The Joint Theater Trauma Registry, version 3 at the echelon 4 medical treatment facility requires routine collection of 367 data elements for each casualty, but casualties sustaining burns, deaths, or those with performance improvement issues may have more than 450 data elements recorded. Trauma registries are powerful tools for process improvement. Collaboration between civilian and military trauma programs may foster improvements in registry design and data collection for both groups.
authors.affiliation: Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany. mikeglenn1@gmail.com
authors.forename: Michael Alan
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Glenn
authors.forename: Kathleen D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Monzon
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Nettles
authors.forename: Vicky M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Rodriquez
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lovasz
authors.forename: Tracy A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Defeo
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Flaherty
mesh_terms: D000043:Abstracting and Indexing; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008888:Military Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods; D012042:Registries; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017749:Total Quality Management; D014194:Traumatology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014857:Warfare; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*