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A trauma registry is a requirement of Trauma Association of Canada guidelines for an accredited trauma centre. FMC, ACH, PLC and RGH have stand-alone trauma registries. FMC and ACH are the accredited trauma centres in Calgary.

To qualify for the registry,

a patient must have an ISS>=12,
admitted to the trauma centre, or
die in the emergency department of the trauma centre.

ISS stands for Injury Severity Score. ISS is an anatomical scoring tool that provides an overall score for patients with single system or multiple system injuries. The higher the ISS, the more severe the patient's injuries.

To ensure all appropriate patients are included into the trauma registry, all injury admissions, discharges and emergency department resuscitations are reviewed at FMC and ACH. At the PLC and RGH, patients are selected for review based on discharge diagnoses.

The Health Information Act (HIA) Section 27(1) (g), outlines clearly the parameters whereby Trauma Services is authorized to collect data. Up to 1300 data elements are collected for each patient.

The performance of the overall trauma system is measured in various ways, such as:

Collection, documentation and review of 42 performance indicators. Thirteen of these are related to patient flow and outcome and twenty-nine to clinical benchmarks. Inclusion and exclusion criteria are clearly defined for each of the individual performance indicators.
Other measures of performance include applications of the data to internal quality and safety initiatives, research, resource utilization, education and injury prevention initiatives, and outcome studies.

The Trauma Registry supports unique projects by providing the ability to customize the registry and to write queries and reports. A newly revised data dictionary is being reviewed by Calgary and Edmonton trauma centres.

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Data Request

Complete Data Request Form if you need non-research related data extract or reports from the Alberta Trauma Registry.

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Research Request

Complete Research Request Form for any research-related data extract or reports from the Alberta Trauma Registry.

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Trauma Services Home Pediatric Trauma Care Adult Trauma Care Calendar of Events Trauma Registry Educational Opportunities Annual Reports Links Contact Us	Trauma Services Trauma Registry Data Management \| Data Request \| Research Request Data Management A trauma registry is a requirement of Trauma Association of Canada guidelines for an accredited trauma centre. FMC, ACH, PLC and RGH have stand-alone trauma registries. FMC and ACH are the accredited trauma centres in Calgary. To qualify for the registry, a patient must have an ISS>=12, admitted to the trauma centre, or die in the emergency department of the trauma centre. ISS stands for Injury Severity Score. ISS is an anatomical scoring tool that provides an overall score for patients with single system or multiple system injuries. The higher the ISS, the more severe the patient's injuries. To ensure all appropriate patients are included into the trauma registry, all injury admissions, discharges and emergency department resuscitations are reviewed at FMC and ACH. At the PLC and RGH, patients are selected for review based on discharge diagnoses. The Health Information Act (HIA) Section 27(1) (g), outlines clearly the parameters whereby Trauma Services is authorized to collect data. Up to 1300 data elements are collected for each patient. The performance of the overall trauma system is measured in various ways, such as: Collection, documentation and review of 42 performance indicators. Thirteen of these are related to patient flow and outcome and twenty-nine to clinical benchmarks. Inclusion and exclusion criteria are clearly defined for each of the individual performance indicators. Other measures of performance include applications of the data to internal quality and safety initiatives, research, resource utilization, education and injury prevention initiatives, and outcome studies. The Trauma Registry supports unique projects by providing the ability to customize the registry and to write queries and reports. A newly revised data dictionary is being reviewed by Calgary and Edmonton trauma centres. ^TOP Data Request Complete Data Request Form if you need non-research related data extract or reports from the Alberta Trauma Registry. ^TOP Research Request Complete Research Request Form for any research-related data extract or reports from the Alberta Trauma Registry. ^TOP
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