BACKGROUND Delays in both inter-hospital trauma transfers and disaster response are common. We hypothesized patient flow could be improved by formal adoption of systems that improve cooperation and communication. METHODS The regional trauma database of the Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council for Trauma and the Regional Medical Operations Center (RMOC) database were queried to test the h...

PURPOSE The primary objective of this study was to determine the risk factors associated with undertriage and the risk factors for mortality among the undertriaged patients at a level I safety-net trauma center. METHODS A retrospective analysis was performed of all trauma patients who presented to a level I safety-net trauma center with an injury severity score >15 over a 2-year period (2013-...

BACKGROUND As part of the American College of Surgeons verification to be a Level 1 trauma center, centers are required to have the capacity to identify trauma patients with risky alcohol use and provide an intervention. Despite supporting scientific evidence and national policy statements encouraging alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT), barriers still exist,...

BACKGROUND The Trauma Center Organizational Culture Survey (TRACCS) instrument was developed to assess organizational culture of trauma centers enrolled in the American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Program (ACS TQIP). The objective is to provide evidence on the psychometric properties of the factors of TRACCS and describe the current organizational culture of TQIP-enrolled trauma centers....

EMDR is recommended as an effective treatment for trauma. A position paper of the (Israeli) National Council for Mental Health: Guidelines for the assessment and professional intervention with terror victims in the hospital and in the community. Jerusalem, Israel. EMDR is one of three methods recommended for treatment of terror victims. According to a taskforce of the Clinical Division of the A...

Parallel to the start of this year’s London Trauma Conference, a session dedicated to trauma research was introduced and hosted by Professor Karim Brohi. Titled “London Trauma Research Forum”, the program was devised as a day showcasing trauma research across the London Trauma System. In his opening address Prof. Brohi emphasised that the development of the London trauma system is a unique oppo...

Statistics is a science with many applications in trauma research and several other fields. Prior to conducting research, the study problem must be clearly defined; then, measurement tools for the study variables should be determined, next, data collection instruments as well as survey questionnaires should be obtained (1). Selection of the study design and sampling method depends on the availa...