conclusions planning for the prevention of traffic accidents requires standardized data. as the foundation for crash prevention efforts, existing standard data infrastructures present policymakers and government officials with a great opportunity to strengthen and integrate existing accident information systems to better track road traffic injuries and fatalities. results an (mds) of a traffic ...

introduction: a traumatic arteriovenous fistula (avf) after repetitive blunt trauma has not been described previously. in a 34-year-old male, the first reported case of such an injury after repetitive blunt trauma is described. case presentation: a 34-year-old gentleman presented with a non-healing ulcer near his medial malleolus. a bone scan was performed and then treated for presumed osteomye...

CONTEXT Trauma centers benefit thousands of injured individuals every day and play a critical role in responding to disasters. The last full accounting of the number and distribution of trauma centers identified 471 trauma centers in the United States in 1991. OBJECTIVE To determine the number and configuration of trauma centers and identify gaps in coverage. DESIGN, SETTING, AND SUBJECTS I...

In this issueof the Journal,Abelsonet al1 report the results of a prospective single-centered investigation on the incidence of coagulopathy following severe acute trauma in dogs. The mere fact that the study was a prospective investigation of trauma in dogs already puts the study in a select category and serves as a reminder that focused investigations related to veterinary trauma are needed. ...

BACKGROUND Hospitals have difficulty justifying the expense of maintaining trauma centers without strong evidence of their effectiveness. To address this gap, we examined differences in mortality between level 1 trauma centers and hospitals without a trauma center (non-trauma centers). METHODS Mortality outcomes were compared among patients treated in 18 hospitals with a level 1 trauma center...

CONTEXT Previous studies have reported that the number and distribution of trauma centers are uneven across states, suggesting large differences in access to trauma center care. OBJECTIVE To estimate the proportion of US residents having access to trauma centers within 45 and 60 minutes. DESIGN AND SETTING Cross-sectional study using data from 2 national databases as part of the Trauma Reso...