2007
DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31815078ae
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Abstract: Preventable or potentially preventable deaths are rare but do occur at an academic Level I trauma center. Delay in treatment and error in judgment are the leading causes of preventable and potentially preventable deaths.

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“…Due to the necessity of correct diagnosis and treatment in stressful situations, the probability of medical mistakes or wrong management is high (5). For the first time in 1970, the idea of preventable deaths due to trauma was discussed by Rutstein et al (6). This included mortalities that were completely or partially preventable with effective health care treatment.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Due to the necessity of correct diagnosis and treatment in stressful situations, the probability of medical mistakes or wrong management is high (5). For the first time in 1970, the idea of preventable deaths due to trauma was discussed by Rutstein et al (6). This included mortalities that were completely or partially preventable with effective health care treatment.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This included mortalities that were completely or partially preventable with effective health care treatment. Preventable deaths are valuable indicators of quality evaluation and management of patients in health systems (6). Although investigating preventable traumatic deaths is difficult, it includes a wide range of 1 to 45% in multiple studies.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In a study by Teixeira et al [21] evaluating two thousand and eighty-nine traumatic deaths that reached hospital, medical errors have been categorised as delay in treatment, clinical judgement error, missed diagnosis, technical error, and other errors. Delay in treatment and clinical judgement error have been reported as the most frequently made errors.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…The proportions of preventable deaths among all trauma deaths were 50.4% between 1996 and 1997, 39.6% between 2003 and 2004, and 29.8% between 2009 and 2010 [6]. Despite the decreasing trend, the preventable death rate remain higher in Korea than in other developed countries, indicating the need for improvements in the quality of emergency medical service triage and training, the treatment and training provided by trauma care facilities, and the organization of the trauma system [7].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%