Trauma patients face significant delays despite access to care

A recent analysis of over 102,000 incident reports from Riyadh reveals a troubling prevalence of delays and undertriage among trauma patients. Although 66.8% of critically injured patients were transported to adequate trauma centers, 21.1% faced delays exceeding one hour, with some areas reaching up to 57.7%. Additionally, 28.7% were undertriaged to non-trauma centers. Implementing a regional prehospital database may enhance triage accuracy, revealing trauma patterns and addressing these critical timing issues in care.