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Trauma-informed care: recognizing and resisting re-traumatization …

WEBTrauma is often viewed as an individual or interpersonal issue. This paper expands the definition of trauma to include the impact collective and structural elements on health …

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Translational research: turning research into advocacy

WEBThe social determinants of health are increasingly being recognized within the trauma community. These determinants are major drivers of health and have a huge …

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Trajectories after injury

WEBUsing the data from the Health and Retirement Study, which surveys a cohort of people 50 and older every 2 years, Bell et al applied GBTM to a measure of functional limitation 2 years before and 8 years after a …

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Epidemiology of trauma in patients with mental disorders

WEBMental health screening is an essential component of the management of trauma patients. Stratifying based on mental health disorders may be helpful during the clinical …

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Quality care is equitable care: a call to action to link quality to

WEBHealth equity is defined as the sixth domain of healthcare quality. Understanding health disparities in acute care surgery (defined as trauma surgery, emergency general surgery …

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Trauma-informed care: recognizing and resisting re …

WEBThis paper expands the definition of trauma to include the impact collective and structural elements on health and well- being. The need for a trauma- informed …

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Hospital-based violence intervention: an emerging practice based …

WEBViolent injury in the USA continues to represent a major public health issue. As reported this year in the American Journal of Medicine , we are 10 times more likely to be killed from …

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Building the future for national trauma research

WEBIntroduction. Traumatic injury is a major public health problem across the globe. In the USA, trauma is the leading cause of death from ages 1 to 46 years and accounts for more …

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Leveraging a health information exchange to examine …

WEBMethods This is a retrospective cohort study of 169 injured patients admitted to the University of Washington’s Harborview Level I Trauma Center. Patients had high levels of post-traumatic stress disorder and …

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Surgeon compassion may mitigate quality of life …

WEBObjectives Patients with health literacy (HL) disparities are less likely to comprehend hospital discharge instructions and less satisfied with physician communication. In this prospective cohort study, we sought to …

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Rib fixation: Who, What, When

WEBRib fractures are among the most common traumatic injury found in ∼20% of all patients who suffer thoracic trauma. The majority of these are a result of a blunt mechanism and are often associated with other traumatic …

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Health system factors associated with post-trauma mortality

WEBDiscussion Although research on health system factors and its influence on post-trauma mortality at the pre-hospital care level in Africa are limited, anecdotal evidence suggests …

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Hospital-based violence intervention programs targeting adult

WEBBackground Violent injury and reinjury take a devastating toll on distressed communities. Many trauma centers have created hospital-based violent injury prevention programs …

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Grey’s Anatomy effect: television portrayal of patients with trauma …

WEBIntroduction. Prior research has demonstrated that public perception of healthcare may be influenced by the depiction of physicians, nurses, patients, and hospitals on …

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Impact of gun violence Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open

WEBGun violence is a well-known and long-standing public health crisis in the USA partially due to its politically divisive nature and historical lack of research funding. The impact of gun …

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Examining the incidence of acute stress in pediatric trauma patients

WEBMethods Pediatric patient mental health assessments were conducted using the Childhood Stress Disorders Checklist- Short Form (CSDC-SF) as part of a new integrated …

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Epidemiology of trauma in patients with mental disorders

WEBexample, poverty, income inequality, physical health problems, violence, and injury—play major roles in the mental health of each individual.16 17 As such, periods of economic …

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Beyond survival: the broader consequences of prehospital …

WEBBackground Time to definitive hemorrhage control is a primary driver of survival after penetrating injury. For these injuries, mortality outcomes after prehospital transport by …

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Comparison of military and civilian surgeon outcomes with …

WEBIntroduction Medical readiness is of paramount concern for active-duty military providers. Low volumes of complex trauma in military treatment facilities has …

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Leveraging a health information exchange to examine the …

WEBhealth service utilization, during the course of the weeks and months after injury. A series of large-scale trauma center prospective cohort and clin-ical trial investigations have relied …

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Factors associated with optimal patient outcomes after operative …

WEBBackground Increased time to operative intervention is associated with a greater risk of mortality and complications in adults with a hip fracture. This study sought to determine …

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About Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open

WEBTrauma Surgery & Acute Care Open is the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST)’s open access journal dedicated to the rapid publication of peer-reviewed, high …

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