1 40 1 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. URL Address <a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2014.09.005" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2014.09.005</a> Pages 152–157 Issue 2 Volume 48 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Freestanding emergency departments and the trauma patient. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Journal of emergency medicine Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015 2015-02 Subject The topic of the resource *Wounds and Injuries/diagnostic imaging/etiology/mortality; Adult; Aged; Ambulatory Care Facilities/*statistics & numerical data; Emergency Service; Female; freestanding emergency departments; Hospital/*statistics & numerical data; Humans; Length of Stay; Male; Middle Aged; Radiography; Retrospective Studies; tertiary care; trauma; Trauma Centers/*statistics & numerical data Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Simon Erin L; Medepalli Kantha; Williams Carolyn J; Yocum Andrew; Abrams Eric; Griffin Gregory; Orlik Kseniya Description An account of the resource BACKGROUND: Freestanding emergency departments (FEDs) continue to grow in number and more research is needed on these facilities. OBJECTIVE: We sought to characterize the types of injuries and patients who initially presented to two FEDs and were transferred to the main tertiary care ED for trauma team consult and admission. METHODS: This retrospective cohort descriptive study examined medical records of adult trauma patients who were initially seen at an FED and then transferred to the main ED. All patients who received a trauma consultation were included. Data collection included demographics, initial mode of transport to the ED, injury, mechanism of injury, ED, hospital course and outcome. RESULTS: Mean age was 61.8 +/- 23.8, 96.7% were Caucasian and 52.5% were male. Mode of transport to the FEDs included private vehicle (46.4%) and emergency medical services (53.6%). The main injury mechanisms were fall from standing (51.9%) and fall from an object (16%). A total of 12.7% were from motor vehicle accidents and 6.6% presented from bicycle and all-terrain vehicle accidents. Blunt traumatic injuries accounted for 97.8% (n = 177) patients. Computed tomography scanning was performed on 90.1% of patients. Median ED length of stay was 189 min. Mean hospital length of stay was 3 days and 2.2% (n = 4) of patients died from their injuries. CONCLUSIONS: Understanding the patients and traumatic injuries that present to FEDs will guide training and identify resources needed for patients requiring additional care at a trauma center. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2014.09.005" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1016/j.jemermed.2014.09.005</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Article information provided for research and reference use only. All rights are retained by the journal listed under publisher and/or the creator(s). *Wounds and Injuries/diagnostic imaging/etiology/mortality 2015 Abrams Eric Adult Aged Ambulatory Care Facilities/*statistics & numerical data Department of Emergency Medicine Emergency Service Female freestanding emergency departments Griffin Gregory Hospital/*statistics & numerical data Humans Length of Stay Male Medepalli Kantha Middle Aged NEOMED College of Medicine Orlik Kseniya Radiography Retrospective Studies Simon Erin L tertiary care The Journal of emergency medicine trauma Trauma Centers/*statistics & numerical data Williams Carolyn J Yocum Andrew