Survival rates for adult trauma patients who require cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Objectives: To determine survival rates in adult trauma patients requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

Methods: We used 1992-2002 trauma registry data to identify all adult trauma patients over the age of 16 who required CPR in the pre-hospital setting or within 24 hours of arriving at the hospital. Demographic information, mechanism of injury, injury severity score (ISS), vital signs at the scene and in the hospital, and mortality were obtained from patient charts.