Fig. 2-A Fig. 2-B.

Figs. 2-A and 2-B Bar graphs illustrating the time from admission to first débridement for the group of patients who were admitted directly to the definitive trauma treatment center (Fig. 2-A) and the group of patients who were transferred to the definitive trauma treatment center (Fig. 2-B). The mean time (and standard deviation) was 7.6 ± 8.8 hours for the overall group (n = 307), 7.8 ± 8.9 hours for the direct group (n = 185), and 7.3 ± 8.7 hours for the transfer group (n = 122). The difference between the direct and transfer groups was not significant (p = 0.60).