The Abbreviated Injury Scale and the Injury Severity Score are important tools for grading
the severity of injury to trauma patients. The Trauma Chart provided is a simple and concise …

Background The Injury Severity Score (ISS) does not take into account multiple injuries in
the same body region, whereas a New ISS (NISS) may provide a more accurate measure of …

Although there is an interest in emergent abdominal sonography (EAS), the clinical utilization
of EAS in North America is minimal. The purpose of this study was to develop a new …

Background Several factors place victims of multiple trauma at increased risk for infection.
The purpose of this study was to delineate the frequency of, types of, and risk factors for …

Objective Trauma victims with hypotension require a rapid and reliable localization of bleeding
and expedient surgical triage. Our hypothesis is that emergent abdominal sonography (…

Background Although the routine use of FAST (focused assessment with sonography for
trauma) in the evaluation of trauma victims is increasing, to our knowledge, a prospective …

This study examined the incidence of alcohol and drugs in a sample of seriously injured motor
vehicle collision victims, and differences related to pre-crash use of alcohol and/or other …

Background Fetal mortality after trauma is significant. This study was aimed at identifying
factors responsible for this high fetal mortality. Methods All pregnant trauma patients admitted to …

In order to characterize fentanyl-related deaths in the province of Ontario, Canada, a
retrospective study of all cases in which fentanyl was quantitaled in blood was conducted for the …

In North America, the role of emergent abdominal sonography [ultrasonography (US)] after
blunt trauma requires further definition. The purpose of this prospective study was to compare …