The Impact of Police Transport of Patients with Penetrating Traumas on Mortality

Authors

Breanne Grove, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

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Introduction

• 2020: For people aged 1 to 44 in the U.S., firearm-related injuries ranked in the top five leading causes of death.¹
• 2022: 44,343 total gun violence deaths, 38,593 gun injuries & 646 mass shootings²
• 1987: Philadelphia became first U.S. municipality to allow police personnel to follow a “scoop and run” policy.^3,4 Necessity for police transport came from the lack of EMS availability when firearm homicide rates rose by 123%.⁵

Publication Date

8-15-2023

Keywords

police, transport, penetrating trauma, ambulance, mortality

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Trauma

Comments

Capstone presentations were completed in partial fulfillment of the Master of Science degree in Physician Assistant Studies at Thomas Jefferson University.

Document Type

Poster

Recommended Citation

Grove, Breanne, "The Impact of Police Transport of Patients with Penetrating Traumas on Mortality" (2023). Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies Capstone Presentations (Center City). 10.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/mspas_capstones/10