OBJECTIVE: The purposes of the study were to compare the survival associated with
treatment of seriously injured patients with pediatric trauma in Florida at designated trauma …

Background: This article analyzes the effectiveness of designated trauma centers (DTCs) in
Florida concerning reduction in the mortality risk of severely injured elderly trauma victims …

BACKGROUND Survival and discharge status from severe traumatic brain injury (TBI)
patients treated during the past 11 years in seven state-designated Level I trauma centers …

BACKGROUND States struggle to continue support for recruitment, funding and
development of designated trauma centers (DTCs). The purpose of this study was to …

Objective To analyse the financial costs from sports injuries among inpatients and
emergency department (ED) patients aged 5–18 with a focus on Medicaid patients. Methods …

Background Hypothesizing that outcomes from specific injury mechanisms should not vary
by race or socioeconomic status, we analyzed the relationship of race and ethnicity to fatality …

BACKGROUND A regional trauma system must establish and monitor acceptable overtriage
and undertriage rates. Although diagnoses from discharge data sets can be used with …

BACKGROUND Despite decades of trauma system development, many severely injured
patients fail to reach a trauma center for definitive care. The purpose of this study was to …

METHODS A statewide data set was queried for all injury-related discharges from adult
acute care hospitals using International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) …

BACKGROUND: Trauma systems are designed to deliver timely and appropriate care.
Prehospital triage regulations and interfacility transfer guidelines are the primary …