Trauma is the number one cause of death among Americans between the ages of 1 and 46
years, costing more than $670 billion a year. Following death related to central nervous …

Trauma is one of the most common causes of mortality worldwide with a substantial
percentage of deaths resulting secondary to haemorrhages, which are preventable and …

The world-wide impact of traumatic injury and associated hemorrhage on human health and
well-being cannot be overstated. Twelve percent of the global disease burden is the result of …

The majority of potentially preventable deaths after trauma are related to hemorrhage and
occur early after injury, with the largest number of deaths occurring before hospital arrival …

The 2 leading causes of death after trauma are blood loss and neurologic injury, which
account for more than three-quarters of injury related mortality. 1 Fifty percent of early deaths …

Trauma is a worldwide problem, with severe and wide ranging consequences for individuals
and society as a whole. Hemorrhage is a major contributor to the dilemma of traumatic injury …

Exsanguination remains the leading cause of preventable death among victims of trauma.
For adult and pediatric trauma patients in the prehospital phase of care, methods to control …

BACKGROUND Trauma hemorrhage continues to carry a high mortality rate despite
changes in modern practice. Traditional approaches to the massively bleeding patient have …

Trauma is responsible for 1 in 10 deaths worldwide and is the leading cause of death of
people less than 45 years old. 1 The two most common causes of death in trauma victims …

Background Successful outcome from damage control surgery (DCS) depends as much on
elements of resuscitation and non-operative management as on details of the procedure …