Carolyn Elizabeth Cuevas
Doctorate
Doctorate Title: Causes of Death For Law Enforcement Officers In The Line Of Duty: A One Health Approach To Trauma Mortality Survivability Assessment.
Doctorate Description: Describing patterns of fatal injuries and identifying risk to develop a framework may reduce the severity and occurrence of fatal injuries in the line of duty. Eighty-four traumatic fatalities sustained by Patrol Officers in the line of duty were reviewed using trauma injury severity scoring to determine potentially survivable injuries. Injuries resulting in twenty-five potentially survivable deaths were evaluated with consideration to established Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) interventions, such as tourniquets and needle decompression, for their possible impact on survivability for injuries sustained in the line of duty. Truncal hemorrhage was noted to be the most common cause of death with opportunity for future mitigation. Lastly, health hazards impacting officer deaths were evaluated focusing on environmental and operational risk factors that have the potential to influence survivability. Opportunities for risk mitigation relating to automobile accidents could improve survivability and reduce line of duty deaths. These studies contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of fatal injuries sustained in the line of duty.
Details:
Type: PhD
University: Texas A&M University
Primary Supervisor: Dr. Weihsueh Chiu
Category: Trauma
Funding: None
Start Date:
End Date: 2017
Status: Complete
Thesis
ThesisResearch Interests
Trauma, Mortality Reduction, Pre-hospital Intervention Assessment, Disaster Medicine, Responder Safety, Occupational Mortality
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