Implementation of a combat casualty trauma registry.
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.
Glenn
Michael Alan
MA
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany. mikeglenn1@gmail.com
Martin
Kathleen D
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Monzon
Diana
D
Nettles
William
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Rodriquez
Vicky M
VM
Lovasz
Daniel
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Defeo
Tracy A
TA
Flaherty
Stephen
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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*