Objectives. To evaluate motor vehicle crash fatality rates in the first 2 states with recreational
marijuana legalization and compare them with motor vehicle crash fatality rates in similar …

Background Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has become a focus for the care of
trauma victims, but the incidence of PTSD in those who care for injured patients has not been …

Colorado and Washington legalized recreational marijuana in 2012, but the effects of legalization
on motor vehicle crashes remains unknown. Using Fatality Analysis Reporting System …

The geriatric population is growing and trauma providers are often tasked with caring for
injuries in the elderly. There is limited information regarding injury patterns in geriatric trauma …

Background: The role of primary repair (PR) of modern day war-related colon injuries
remains controversial. Methods: Retrospective review of medical records of combat-wounded …

BACKGROUND: Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is believed to be
a useful tool to evaluate the biliary tree and pancreas for stones, tumors, or injuries to the …

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the feasibility of utilizing negative
pressure wound therapy (NPWT) for the treatment of wartime soft-tissue wounds during …

BACKGROUND Platelet dysfunction, defined as adenosine diphosphate inhibition greater
than 60% on thromboelastogram, is an independent predictor of increased mortality in …

Penetrating Injuries from “Less Lethal” Beanbag Munitions This report from a level 1 trauma
center located near the site of protests describes several serious injuries resulting from use …

BACKGROUND Platelet dysfunction (PD) is an independent predictor of mortality in patients
with severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI). Platelet transfusions (PLTs) have been shown to …