1. Online Reporting The Trauma Audit & Research Network (TARN)

2. Accessing Reports To produce a report: Log into www.tarn.ac.uk
Audit tab
Select category
Select report
Select Hospital
Choose Dates
Generate Report
Click on blue hyperlink to open
Option to ‘Add to Favourites’

3. Core Reports Accreditation BOAST4 Unmatched transfers report
Available to all
Accreditation
BOAST4
Unmatched transfers report
Performance Review Indicators

4. Data Quality Report Includes Approved cases only
Breakdown of fields used in Data Accreditation %:
GCS
Arrival time
Transfer details
Operation CT
Doctors in ED
Injuries: % of Not Further specified codes (NFS)
Pre Existing Medical Conditions
Transfer detail
Pupils: AIS3+ Head injuries
Missing data is highlighted in Red
Case ascertainment % now also shown in this report

5. Interpreting the Data Quality report!
Shows all fields contributing to Accreditation %
Accreditation is shown as: E=expected value and S=score for each field
Score is a fraction of expected value & should be interpreted as a percentage, e.g. 0.5 = 50%.
Score of 1.00 represents 100% (complete data) for that field (shown in green)
Score of 0.00 represents no expected data for that field (e.g. If Patient did not have a CT scan).
Score of <100% will be highlighted in red. THESE ARE THE FIELDS TO REVIEW.

6. BOAST 4 Includes Approved cases only
Severe Open tibia fractures
Further classified as Gustilo grade IIIB or IIIC (or ungraded)
Standard: Stabilisation within 24 hrs & soft tissue cover within 72 hrs of injury.
Report shows compliance with standard

7. Unmatched Transfers All unmatched transfers
Dispatched, Re-dispatched or Approved
>30 days since dispatch
Transfer in or out
When matching submission linked: case disappears from report

8. Performance Review Indicators Includes Approved cases only
Highlights Key Performance Measures that underpin TARN reports
Submission ID
NHS number
Age
Gender
Injury Mechanism
ISS & ISS band
Intubation
GCS
Probability of Survival
Outcome
Incident date/time
Arrival date/time
Discharge date
LOS
ICU LOS
Transfer from/to
Mode of arrival
ED visit
Trauma Team
Senior Dr in ED Date/Time
First Dr in ED Date/Time
No of Operations
Date/time 1st Operation
Time to 1st Operation
Date/Time 1st CT
Time to 1st CT
Incident & Home postcodes
Triage Tool
Pre Alert
PRF
Wards visited (first 3)
NICE criteria
Shocked Patient
Rehab Prescription
GOS
Case for Review
Most severely injured body region
Maximum AIS
All Injuries

9. Questions