Abstract Background The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS-COT)
view over-and undertriage rates based on trauma team activation (TTA) criteria as surrogate …

Objective. Delay in the provision of definitive care for critically injured children may
adversely effect outcome. We sought to speed care in the emergency department (ED) for …

Importance Trauma is the leading cause of death among US children. Whether pediatric
trauma centers (PTCs), mixed trauma centers (MTCs), or adult trauma centers (ATCs) offer a …

INTRODUCTION: Pediatric surgeon-directed trauma teams (STTs) provide lifesaving
treatment but at a high cost. We used physiologically based criteria to improve STT …

Importance Mature trauma systems are critical in building and maintaining national, state,
and local resilience against all-hazard disasters. Currently, pediatric state trauma system …

BACKGROUND: Provision of high-quality care to acutely ill and injured children is a
challenge to US hospitals because many have low pediatric volume. Delineating national …

Objective: The purpose of this analysis is to investigate hospital and community factors
associated with the availability of pediatric services, expertise, and supplies in US hospitals …

Importance Although data obtained from regional trauma systems demonstrate improved
outcomes for children treated at pediatric trauma centers (PTCs) compared with those …

BACKGROUND The optimal treatment facility for adolescent trauma patients is controversial.
We sought to investigate risk-adjusted outcomes of adolescents treated at adult-only trauma …

Objective To determine the geographic accessibility of emergency departments (EDs) with
high pediatric readiness by assessing the percentage of US children living within a 30 …