Question: If a patient comes through the Emergency Room and is discharged from the Emergency Room do they go into the registry? Would it make a difference on inclusion if the patient had a Burn consult placed?

Answer: Outpatient only or ER visit only cases (unless they die in your ER) are not included in the registry at present. The ABA is working on possibly adding these in the future. If your center is interested in collecting this data, it is suggested that a separate file for these cases be started.

Question: A patient was taken to another facility after their injury and was discharged with no follow up. Two weeks later, they called an ambulance and came to our facility for treatment of their injury. Would this be considered a transfer?

Answer: No, this would be a "direct from scene" admission as the patient was not transferred from another facility directly before admission to your facility. You will know the admission did not happen on the same day when you look at the date of injury versus the date of admission to your facility.