METHODS From 2003 to 2015, all admissions from the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems
Foundation registry and those meeting trauma criteria (International Classification of …

BACKGROUND Improved mortality as a result of appropriate triage has been well
established in adult trauma and may be generalizable to the pediatric trauma population as …

BACKGROUND Proper triage of critically injured trauma patients to accredited trauma
centers (TCs) is essential for survival and patient outcomes. We sought to determine the …

BACKGROUND There are well-known disparities for patients injured in rural setting versus
urban setting. Many cite access to care; however, the mechanisms are not defined. One …

BACKGROUND Those older than 65 years represent the fastest growing demographic in the
United States. As such, their care has been emphasized by trauma entities such as the …

Background There is evidence that regionalized trauma care and appropriate triage of major
trauma patients improve patient outcomes. However, the national rate of undertriage and …

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 Timely access to trauma care requires that severely injured patients are
ultimately triaged to trauma centers. We sought to determine triage patterns for the injured …

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