Background: Although Ontario has an established trauma system, it experiences a
substantial burden of morbidity and mortality from injury. Our objective was to describe …

Background: Most studies of deaths from traumatic injury are from urban trauma centers. In
contrast, rural areas have higher incidence of traumatic fatal injuries than urban areas. The …

Introduction Trauma data collection by UK hospitals is non-mandatory and data regarding
trauma mortality are deficient. Our aim was to provide a contemporary description of …

Background Trauma is the leading cause of death among children, adolescents, and young
adults. The latest data from the German Trauma Registry reveals a constant decrease in …

Background Major traumatic injury in the pediatric population requires further evaluation to
improve patient outcomes. Relatively few Canadian studies have investigated pediatric …

Background: This study evaluated the clinical characteristics of trauma patients in the
southeastern coastal area of Turkey and investigated the factors influencing mortality …

INTRODUCTION: Although trauma is associated with major acute morbidity and mortality, its
long-term outcome is less well defined. We sought to define the rate of readmission to …

Worldwide trauma is currently the sixth leading cause of death, according to 10% of
mortalities (1, 2). Injury impact and the death from trauma are more common in males than …

Background Trauma is a leading cause of mortality. Holistic views of trauma systems
consider injury as a public health problem that requires efforts in primary, secondary and …

Objective Trauma is a leading cause of death among children. Detailed knowledge of the
epidemiology of traumatic childhood deaths is necessary for allocating available treatment …