The role of ambulances in morbidity and mortality of gunshot injuries
Completed
- Conditions
- High kinetic energy weapons (gunshots and mine explosions) victimsInjury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN49138604
- Lead Sponsor
- Yuzuncu Yil University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
1. Injured with any kind of high kinetic energy weapon during a conflict
2. Victims whose pre-hospital and post-hospital data is available
3. Patients able to provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients injured by other means (e.g. car accidents, stab wounds)
2. Victims who died before being admitted to hospital
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Transport vehicle type will be observed when the patient arrives at hospital and will be confirmed in the survey<br>2. Injury Severity Score (ISS) will be calculated after the patients have arrived at hospital<br>3. Short term complications and mortality will be determined throughout the patients' hospitalisation through use of patient notes<br>4. Long term morbidity and mortality will be determined through monitoring patients for 6 months after discharge from hospital, any mortality or morbidity that is related to the primary injury will be noted
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Time period that passed until patient arrived at hospital will be calculated in minutes by subtracting the event time from the hospital arrival time<br>2. Patient demographic (age and gender) will be determined from the patient or relatives during survey after hospitalisation<br>3. Type of weapon that caused the injury will be determined from the patient or relatives during survey after hospitalisation<br>4. Types of treatment required will be derived from patient notes after hospitalisation. Patients are divided into the following subgroups:<br>4.1. Support therapy: Patients who have been given IV fluid and antibiotics only<br>4.2. Support plus Blood Transfusion: Transfusion number will be noted<br>4.3. Surgery therapy: Surgery modality will be noted<br>