Rapid Retriage of Critically Injured Trauma Patients

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Critically injured patients presenting to nontrauma hospitals require timely transfer to trauma centers; however, the transfer process varies and differences in outcomes for patients from trauma centers are unknown. We evaluated regional trauma outcomes after the local Emergency Medicine System implementation of policies that allow the expedited transfer of critically injured trauma patients or "rapid retriage" from nontrauma hospitals to trauma centers.

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