| MTA data coverage was 76% in 2021, reporting on 22 out of the 26 participating hospitals.
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| The average age of major trauma patients was 62 years of age.
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| The percentage of major trauma patients injured in low falls (from less than two metres) remains high, at 62%.
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| The majority (55%) of all major trauma injuries occurred at home.
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| The percentage of road trauma is at 16%, which is an increase from 15% in 2020.
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| The pre-alert rate to receiving emergency departments, as documented by the National Ambulance Service (NAS), was low, at 13%.
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| The overall percentage of major trauma patients received by a trauma team remains low, at 8%.
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| As patients get older, they are less likely to be: • pre-alerted, at 7% of 75–84 year olds versus 32% of 15–24 year olds; • met by a trauma team, at 3% of 75–84 year old versus 21% of 15–24 year olds; • received by a senior clinician, at 17% of 75–84 year old versus 31% of 15–24 year olds.
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| There was an increase in the proportion of major trauma patients who died from falls. • Of those who died from falls, the proportion who died from a fall of less than two metres continues to increase. • The percentage of those who died from falls of more than two metres decreased from 16% in 2020 to 9% in 2021.
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| Of the 161 patients sustaining major trauma who required a computed tomography (CT) head scan (having head injuries and an initial Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) of <13) in 2021, 50% (n=81) received it within one hour or less; this was an increase from 43% in 2020 (NOCA, 2022).
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| In 2021, 21% of major trauma patients were transferred at least once to another hospital for further care, an increase from 18% in 2020 (NOCA, 2022).
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| The proportion of patients who received rehabilitation in an inpatient rehabilitation facility has declined from 10% in 2020 (NOCA, 2022) to 7% in 2021.
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| This report also includes a number of high-level key findings relating to blood transfusions.
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