Six years ago, an expert panel made a strong suggestion to the White House: set up a national system to care for patients with traumatic injuries, which lead to about 30,000 deaths every year. “In the ...

When evidence is used to develop a new trauma program standard, it changes practice in trauma centers across the U.S. There is opportunity for more trauma centers to screen patients for the risk of ...

Children initially treated at trauma centers with the highest level of preparedness to care for children, called pediatric readiness, are significantly less likely to die than those initially treated ...