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. 2012 Oct 19;7(10):e47999. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047999

Table 5. Comparison of SEHC Trauma Center Admissions with NTDB Trauma Center Admissions, alcohol and illicit drug rates.

Alcohol Rates:
Study # Pts. # Tested % Tested # (+) Minimum Rate+ Tested Rate++
SEHC 572 338 59.1% 89 15.6% 26.3%
NTDB 2010+++ 650,858 252,781 38.8% 98,517 15.1% 39.0%
Illicit Drug Rates:
SEHC 572 232 40.6% 67 11.7% 28.9%
NTDB 2010++++ 590,221 155,039 26.3% 65,247 11.1% 42.1%

SEHC, St. Elizabeth Health Center; NTDB, National Trauma Data Bank.

SEHC Trauma Center Admissions are SEHC Trauma Activation Patients combined with SEHC Trauma Nonactivation Patients.

# Pts., number of patients; # Tested, number of patients tested; % Tested, percent of patients tested; # (+), number of positive tests.

+

Minimum Rate is number of positive tests divided by total patients, tested and not tested.

++

Tested Rate is number of positive tests divided by number of patients tested.

+++

Data from Table 13 in 2010 Report excludes Not Applicable patients.

++++

Data from Table 14 in 2010 Report excludes Not Applicable patients.