MNTrauma

Minnesota's trauma data system includes a disease-specific data collection, known as MNTrauma. Minnesota's designated trauma hospitals must participate in MNTrauma for all major trauma patients. Information submitted to MNTrauma will facilitate the development of clinical and system quality improvement, injury prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation programs.

MNTrauma Data

• Demographic information of the injured person
• Information about the date, location, and cause of injury
• Information about the condition of the injured person
• Information about the treatment, comorbidities, and diagnosis of the injured person
• Information about the outcome and disposition of the injured person

MNTrauma Studies & Reports

1. Trauma hospitals use the data to support clinical and system quality improvement necessary to operate a trauma hospital
2. Summary data is provided to public and private entities to conduct studies
3. An annual report is published that includes comparative demographic and risk-adjusted epidemiological data on designated trauma hospitals