Trapped in transit: Delays in hospital transfers put Illinois lives at risk
December 10, 2024
December 10, 2024
EVANSTON, Illinois, Dec. 10 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release:
Ben Schamisso
Journal: Annals of Surgery
CHICAGO An emergency can strike anyone, anywhere, but only some hospitals are equipped to handle critically injured patients. Of these patients, up to a third are first taken to the closest non-trauma-specialized hospitals before being transferred to a higher-level trauma center. In a life-or-death emergency, every second counts . . .
Ben Schamisso
Journal: Annals of Surgery
CHICAGO An emergency can strike anyone, anywhere, but only some hospitals are equipped to handle critically injured patients. Of these patients, up to a third are first taken to the closest non-trauma-specialized hospitals before being transferred to a higher-level trauma center. In a life-or-death emergency, every second counts . . .