Objective To explore the influence of two emergency reception and triages workflows between Wenchuan and Lushan earthquakes on the victim’s length of stay in emergency department of the West China Hospital of Sichuan University. Methods A total of 65 victims admitted in the West China Hospital within 12 hours after Lushan earthquake were retrospectively analyzed, and their diagnosis and treatment information and the length of stay in emergency department were collected and compared with those of the victims in Wenchuan earthquake. Then we analyzed the influence of two emergency reception and triage workflows on the length of stay of the batches of earthquake victims. Results For the Lushan earthquake victims, the median length of stay in the emergency reception and triage workflow was 0.51 hour, while that was 2.13 hours for the Wenchuan earthquake victims, with a significant difference (Plt;0.05). Conclusion The emergency reception and triage workflow for Lushan earthquake victims is a summarized experience and improvement based on that for Wenchuan earthquake, which can be used as references for treating batches of victims in the emergency department after a disaster.
During the medical rescue after the Wenchuan earthquake, in order to prevent hospital environmental pollution and cross infection, the nosocomial infection control committee of West China Hospital of Sichuan University immediately initiated the emergency response plan, improved the triage system, and organized multi-disciplinary infection control groups to improve the triage of the wounded and the infection control of the emergency department. At the same time, we regulated the individual behavior of healthcare professionals and took appropriate measures for personnel protection so as to ensure the safety of both the wounded and healthcare professionals.
Objective To analyze the outcome of patients with abdominal injury (AI) in the Chengdu Army General Hospital within 48 hours after the Wenchuan earthquake, in order to provide evidence for future improvement in emergency response after earthquakes and in the treatment of AI patients. Methods Data on the AI patients within 48 hours after the earthquake were collected from the Information Department of the Hospital. Microsoft EXCEL was used for data input. Results A total of 33 AI inpatients were treated which was 3.1% of the total inpatients. The AI inpatients suffered severe and complex injuries, and one of them died (mortality rate: 3%). Conclusion As a second-line Grade-A hospital,prompt triage is very important to patients who were rescued 48 hours after the earthquake. Reasonable damage control surgery and remedies prepared by medical staff from different specialties after the operations may decrease mortality rate.
ObjectiveTo research on the correlation between modified shock index (MSI), traditional vital sign assessment indexes and the proportion of patients entering resuscitation room through emergency triage, and to discuss its significance and advantages for emergency triage. MethodA total of 22 153 emergency patients between January 1 and May 31, 2009 were retrospectively analyzed. We counted the shock index (SI), mean arterial pressure (MAP), MSI, and evaluated the reference range of MSI, based on which, the patients were divided into groups, and the proportion of patients entering resuscitation room in each group was compared. Based on pulse, systolic blood pressure (SBP), SI, MAP and MSI, the patients were again grouped for comparing the proportion of patients entering resuscitation room, and the positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and odds ratio (OR) were also analyzed. ResultsReference value of MSI ranged from 0.34 to 1.70 times/(min·mm Hg) (1 mm Hg=0.133 kPa). Positive predictive values:MSI (16.239%) >MAP (6.115%) >pulse (5.746%) >SBP (5.321%) >SI (3.689%). The negative predictive values were all at high levels and similar with each other. OR:MSI (6.138) >MAP (2.498) >pulse (2.431) >SBP (2.117) >SI (1.361). ConclusionsPulse, SBP, SI, MAP, and MSI are correlated with the proportion of patients entering resuscitation room, and can be regarded as guide for emergency triage, among which MSI may be superior to all other indexes.
ObjectiveTo explore the application of pre-examination and triage service for outpatients in large general hospitals to improve the quality of service and increase the satisfaction of the patients. MethodsBy using convenience sampling, the outpatients from four third-class A level hospitals were investigated with self-designed questionnaire between July and August, 2013. The patients were differentiated according to the frequency of visiting doctors; the first and subsequent visit being the variables, the rank-sum test was used to investigate the demand and satisficing of the pre-examination and triage service in the two kinds of outpatients in large general hospitals. ResultsThe satisficing of the pre-examination and triage service was high; the demand of the service was high in the first-visit patients with high satisficing. The difference in out-patient consultation between the two kinds of patients were significant. ConclusionPre-examination and triage service has a great guiding effect on outpatients in large general hospitals, and its availability is related to the type of the patients, awareness rate of the service and satisfaction to nurses.