Table 1 Inclusion criteria for the Norwegian trauma registry (NTR)
From: EMCC dispatch priority for trauma patients in Norway: a retrospective cohort study
Inclusion All patients admitted with trauma team activation (TTA) upon arrival to the emergency department in all acute care trauma hospitals and trauma centres in Norway, irrespective of injury severity All patients treated at an acute care trauma hospital or trauma centre in Norway, without TTA, with one or more or the following criteria/injuries: • Penetrating injury to the head, neck, torso or extremities proximal to elbow or knee • Head injury with abbreviated injury score (AIS) ≥ 3 • New Injury Severity Score (NISS) > 12 All patients who suffered trauma-related deaths at site of trauma or during transportation to hospital, who were not referred to hospital, but where prehospital management was initiated |