Background Severe trauma represents a major global public health burden and the
management of post-traumatic bleeding continues to challenge healthcare systems around …

BACKGROUND With implementation of trauma systems, a level of trauma care classification
was introduced. Use of such a system has been linked to significant improvements in …

Introduction This study aims to assess the sensitivity and specificity of a 5-step prehospital
trauma triage protocol to identify older adults who require urgent and specialized trauma …

BACKGROUND Trauma networks have multiple designated levels of trauma care. This
classification parallels concentration of major trauma care, creating innovations and …

Background: Injury severity scales have traditionally been used to assess the perform ance
of prehospital trauma triage protocols, but they correlate weakly with the urgent needs of …

Previous studies have had conflicting results when comparing risk of mortality in patients
with gunshot wounds (GSWs) treated at Level-I and II trauma centers. However, the …

Background Critical access hospitals (CAH) serve a key role in providing medical care to
rural patients. The purpose of this study was to assess effectiveness of CAHs in initial care of …

Background Previous US-based studies have shown that a trauma center designation of
level 1 is associated with improved patient outcomes. However, most studies are cross …

Introduction Trauma systems continue to evolve to create the best outcomes possible for
patients who have undergone traumatic injury. Objective This review aims to evaluate the …

Objectives Pelvic injuries can be life-threatening and are challenging to identify in the
prehospital phase. This study aimed to assess how pelvic examination is performed by …