TABLE 4.
Change in US County-Level Trauma Center Access, 2005 to 2020
| Level | Coverage Estimate Type | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population Centers, % | MVC Fatality, % | |||||||
| 2005 | 2012 | 2020 | Diff. | 2005 | 2012 | 2020 | Diff. | |
| Ground and HEMS | ||||||||
| Level I | 66.85 | 67.72 | 70.72 | 3.87 | 53.59 | 54.13 | 59.64 | 6.05 |
| Level II | 63.20 | 64.63 | 72.47 | 9.27 | 51.09 | 51.81 | 62.80 | 11.71 |
| Level I/II | 79.30 | 80.51 | 85.21 | 5.91 | 68.28 | 68.45 | 77.05 | 8.77 |
| Ground | ||||||||
| Level I | 65.96 | 67.29 | 70.71 | 4.75 | 52.85 | 53.88 | 59.64 | 6.79 |
| Level II | 57.95 | 59.99 | 70.03 | 12.08 | 46.63 | 47.91 | 60.05 | 13.42 |
| Level I/II | 77.54 | 79.07 | 84.42 | 6.88 | 66.44 | 67.01 | 76.15 | 9.71 |
| HEMS | ||||||||
| Level I | 22.38 | 21.60 | 21.75 | −0.63 | 13.19 | 13.27 | 15.40 | 2.21 |
| Level II | 12.18 | 12.45 | 12.95 | 0.77 | 8.03 | 8.23 | 9.23 | 1.2 |
| Level I/II | 27.02 | 26.58 | 27.03 | 0.01 | 16.90 | 17.19 | 19.53 | 2.63 |
Differences between groups are all significant at p < 0.05.
This table shows the change in trauma center access between 2005, 2012, and 2020, for each level of trauma center, as well as grouped I/II (HLTC), broken out by ground access, air access (HEMS), and combined (ground + HEMS access).
Data source: Fatality Analysis Reporting System and US Census Bureau.
Diff., Difference from 2005 to 2020 (2020-2005).