survival of 658 seriously injured patients treated in Los Angeles County in the Fall of 1982 (prior to the activation of the trauma system) with that of 766 such patients treated in the Fall of 1984 (when the system was young and composed of essentially a full complement of trauma ...
When a trauma center in South Los Angeles closed in 2004 due to its inability to comply with federal standards for health and safety, nearby trauma centers had a dramatic increase in the volume of trauma patients, particularly for gunshot wounds, according to research presented at the APHA Annua...
Injured adolescents from marginalized groups treated at pediatric trauma centers are more likely to be tested for drugs and alcohol than white adolescents, even when accounting for injury severity, a study led by researchers at UCLA and Children's Hospital Los Angeles suggests. The findings, publishe...
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Table 1. Characteristics of Census Tracts in Chicago, Illinois; Los Angeles, California; and New York City, New York, in 2015 View LargeDownload Table 2. Access to Trauma Centers by Census Tract Racial/Ethnic Composition and Poverty in Chicago, Illinois; Los Angeles, California; and New York...
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This cohort study examines adherence to 6 evidence-based practices for patients with rib fractures in US trauma centers as well as its association with
Lady Gaga and former VP Joe Biden plan to take their advocacy on behalf of sexual assault survivors one step further by setting up trauma centers.
Santa Clara County leaders are calling on state officials to stop a for-profit hospital from closing one of the county’s only trauma centers.