Many are recognized academic authorities, directors of trauma centers or intensive care units, and almost all are leaders in their respective medical centers. Website: https://www.east.org/education-career-development/annual-scientific-assembly ...
The addition of 24 candidate centers increased coverage to 77.4% of the pediatric population being within 60 minutes of a PTC. Conclusions Current pediatric trauma resources vary greatly by state and population density, with many children, particularly in rural areas, underserved. A thorough ...
Short-term examination of mortality may not be sufficient in trauma patients because we have shown that long-term mortality of trauma patients is far higher than expected. Previous studies have evaluated long-term mortality in trauma using the experience of level 1 trauma centers.7-9 However, ...
“The military doesn’t have a level one trauma care center in the United States. Civilians have level-one trauma centers. So if you bring the military into your level one trauma center and partner with them in caring for your patients, they learn those different ways to care for battlefie...
MEDICAL centersOBJECTIVE: We compared the 15-variable trauma-specific frailty index and traditional injury scoring systems to determine trauma severity and predict discharge disposition in geriatric trauma patients based on the old and new World Health Organization age classifications. ...
Sports-related concussions are one of the major causes of mild traumatic brain injury. Although most patients recover completely within days to weeks, those who experience repetitive brain trauma (RBT) may be at risk for developing a condition known as c
Am Surg. 2017;83:547–53 Compares two trauma centers; one with a higher proportion of elderly patients and one with less. An increased proportion of elderly trauma patients resulted in that trauma center demonstrating lower complications, lower failure to rescue, and lower mortality possibly ...
County officials met to discuss further supporting students and reminded the community of resources in the form of resiliency centers and crisis hotlines. Even these generous resources proved inadequate to the tall task of resolving complex trauma. And so we must remember that most gun tragedies do...
Pediatric cervical spine injury in the United States: defining the burden of injury, need for operative intervention, and disparities in imaging across trauma centers. J Pediatr Surg. 2021;56:293–6. Article PubMed Google Scholar Hale DF, Fitzpatrick CM, Doski JJ, Stewart RM, Mueller DL. ...
The addition of 24 candidate centers increased coverage to 77.4% of the pediatric population being within 60 minutes of a PTC. Conclusions Current pediatric trauma resources vary greatly by state and population density, with many children, particularly in rural areas, underserved. A thorough ...