Patient characteristics of TA vs. TR vs. non-TR consults after pit stop implementation
| Trauma activations | Trauma resources | Non-TR ED consults | P value | |
| n | 994 | 474 | 217 | |
| Mean age | 47.2±22.6 | 59.9±26 | 64.8±21.6 | <0.001* |
| Males (%) | 685 (69) | 259 (55) | 121 (56) | <0.001† |
| Mechanism—fall (%) | 265 (27) | 283 (60) | 134 (62) | <0.001† |
| Mechanism—MVC (%) | 349 (35) | 103 (22) | 21 (10) | <0.001* |
| Mean door to physician evaluation (min) | 0.5±3.0 | 8.7±16.7 | 9.9±17.9 | <0.001* |
| Mean door to CT scan (min) | 25.4±11.2 | 50.0±59.9 | 95.4±71.0 | 0.0495 |
| Mortality (%) | 40 (4) | 7 (2) | 7 (3) | 0.0348‡ |
| Admitted to trauma service (%) | 591 (60) | 76 (16) | 213 (98) | <0.001† |
| Mean LOS¶ (days) | 7.6±9.9 | 4.7±2.9 | 4.8±5.8 | <0.001† |
| Median LOS¶ (IQR) | 5 (3, 8) | 4 (3, 5.25) | 3 (2, 5) | <0.001§ |
Χ2 and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) with Tukey tests used for comparison.
*Difference between all three groups (Tukey test).
†Difference between TA and TR and TA and non-TR consult (Tukey test).
‡Difference between TA and TR (Tukey test).
§Difference between TA and non-TR consult and TR and non-TR consult (Tukey test).
¶Calculation applies only to admitted patients.
ED, emergency department; LOS, length of stay; MVC, motor vehicle crash; TA, trauma activation; TR, trauma resource.