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Impact of individual components of emergency department pediatric readiness on pediatric mortality in US trauma centers [PDF]

, 2022
BACKGROUND: Injured children initially treated at trauma centers with high emergency department (ED) pediatric readiness have improved survival. Centers with limited resources may not be able to address all pediatric readiness deficiencies, and there ...
Newgard, Craig D., Amber Lin, Dai, Mengtao, Peter Jenkins, Fallat, Mary, Rachel Ford, Ames, Stefanie, Jenny Cook, Gausche-Hill, Marianne, Nathan Kuppermann, Remick, Katherine, Cook, Jenny, Jenkins, Peter, Craig D. Newgard, Malveau, Susan, Smith, McKenna, Mengtao Dai, Mary Fallat, Jensen, Aaron, Stefanie Ames, N. Clay Mann, Kuppermann, Nathan, Mann, N, Susan Malveau, Newgard, Craig, Hilary Hewes, Jensen, Aaron R., Mann, N. Clay, Lin, Amber, McKenna Smith, Nina Glass, Ford, Rachel, Hewes, Hilary, Katherine Remick, Glass, Nina, Marc Auerbach, Aaron R. Jensen, Auerbach, Marc, Marianne Gausche-Hill   +38 more
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Variability in opioid pain medication prescribing for adolescent trauma patients in a sample of US pediatric trauma centers [PDF]

, 2022
Objectives: The primary objective of this study was to examine opioid prescription frequency and identify differences across a national cohort of pediatric trauma centers in rates of prescribing opioids to injured adolescents at discharge.
Bromberg, Julie R, Mello, Michael J, Maxson, R Todd, Ruest, Stephanie M, Aidlen, Jeremy T, Nasr, Isam, Lee, Lois K, Spirito, Anthony, Christison-Lagay, Emily R, Ebel, Beth E, Baird, Janette, Scott, Kelli, Becker, Sara J, Kiragu, Andrew W, Lawson, Karla A, Zonfrillo, Mark R, Pruitt, Charles W   +16 more
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Describing the density of high-level trauma centers in the 15 largest US cities

Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open, 2020
Background There has been a proliferation of urban high-level trauma centers. The aim of this study was to describe the density of high-level adult trauma centers in the 15 largest cities in the USA and determine whether density was correlated with urban
Karl Y Bilimoria, Deborah M Stein, Marie L Crandall, Anne M Stey, Alexandria Byskosh, Caryn Etkin, Robert Mackersie   +6 more
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Variation in use of damage control laparotomy for trauma by trauma centers in the United States, Canada, and Australasia

World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2021
Background It is unknown how frequently damage control (DC) laparotomy is used across trauma centers in different countries. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of trauma centers in the United States, Canada, and Australasia to study variations in use ...
Derek J. Roberts, Peter D. Faris, Chad G. Ball, Andrew W. Kirkpatrick, Ernest E. Moore, David V. Feliciano, Peter Rhee, Scott D’Amours, Henry T. Stelfox   +8 more
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Topical Review: Medical Trauma During Early Childhood [PDF]

, 2021
OBJECTIVE: Early childhood is a high-risk period for exposure to traumatic medical events due to injury/illness. It is also one of the most important and vulnerable periods due to rapid development in neurobiological systems, attachment relationships ...
Marsac, M.L., Kenardy, J.A., Trauma and Grief, Paterson, R.S., Egberts, M.R, Brown, E.A., Le Brocque, R.M., Landolt, M.A., Haag, A-C., Alisic, E., Leerstoel Boelen, De Young, A.C.   +11 more
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Assessing trauma center accessibility in the Southeastern region of the U.S. to improve healthcare efficacy using an anti-covering approach.

PLOS Global Public Health, 2023
Accessibility to trauma centers is vital for the patients of severe motor vehicle crashes. Many vehicle crash fatalities failed to reach the proper emergency medical services since the accident location was far away from trauma centers.
Heewon Chea, Hyun Kim
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The Management of Open Pelvic Fractures: A Report of 2 Cases [PDF]

Journal of Trauma and Injury, 2020
Open pelvic fractures are rare, but pose challenges for trauma surgeons due to their high morbidity and mortality. Generally, early death results from uncontrolled exsanguination and late death is related to pelvic sepsis.
Byungchul Yu, Giljae Lee, Min A Lee, Kangkook Choi, Jihun Gwak, Youngeun Park, Yong-Cheol Yoon, Jungnam Lee   +7 more
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Associated Injuries in Spine Trauma Patients: A Single-Center Experience [PDF]

Journal of Trauma and Injury, 2020
Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence and characteristics of associated injuries in patients with spine trauma. Methods Data of 3,920 consecutive patients admitted to a regional trauma center during a 3-year period were ...
Seunghan Yu, Hyuk Jin Choi, Jung Hwan Lee, Byung Chul Kim, Mahnjeong Ha, In Ho Han   +5 more
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Undertriage of Trauma-Related Deaths in U.S. Emergency Departments

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2016
Introduction: Accurate field triage of critically injured patients to trauma centers is vital for improving survival. We sought to estimate the national degree of undertriage of trauma patients who die in emergency departments (EDs) by evaluating the ...
Jenelle A. Holst, Sarah M. Perman, Roberta Capp, Jason S. Haukoos, Adit A. Ginde   +4 more
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Trauma and Public Mental Health: A Focused Review [PDF]

, 2019
Psychological trauma has developed into a very common concept in the scientific community, in mental health care, as well as in popular language and mass media.
Kleber, R.J., Trauma and Grief, Leerstoel Kleber   +2 more
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