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Lance E Nissley1, Ramiro Rodriguez2, Michael D April3
1Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, GA.
Medical Journal (Fort Sam Houston, Tex.)
|January 6, 2023
Summary
The updated Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) card led to decreased documentation of vital signs in prehospital care. This trend persisted even after accounting for injury severity and other factors.
Area of Science:
- Military Medicine
- Prehospital Care
- Trauma Registry Analysis
Background:
- The Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) card was updated in 2013 to improve prehospital documentation quality.
- Previous versions of the TCCC card were in use since 1996.
- The study evaluates changes in data collection following the 2013 TCCC card update.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compare the proportions of prehospital data collected before and after the 2013 TCCC card implementation.
- To assess the impact of the updated TCCC card on the documentation of vital signs.
Main Methods:
- Secondary analysis of the Department of Defense Trauma Registry (DODTR) data.
- Comparison of pre-implementation (2009-2013) and post-implementation (2015-2019) periods.
- Multivariable logistic regression used to adjust for confounders like Injury Severity Score (ISS).
Main Results:
- 18,182 encounters were analyzed; 14,711 pre-implementation and 3,471 post-implementation.
- Documentation of pulse rate, respirations, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and pain scores decreased significantly post-implementation.
- Adjusted odds ratios indicated significantly lower documentation of pulse rate after the TCCC card update.
Conclusions:
- Implementation of the revised TCCC card was associated with a reduction in the overall documentation of prehospital vital signs.
- The decline in documentation quality persisted even after adjusting for injury severity and other relevant factors.
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