Background/Objectives: Opioid requirements among patients with spine trauma vary widely, yet the patient- and injury-level factors associated with high morphine milligram equivalent (MME) dosing at discharge remain unclear. This study aimed to charac...
Purpose: MRI is a valuable tool in evaluating select acute spine trauma cases, offering superior assessment of soft tissue, ligament, and spinal cord injuries compared to CT and radiographs. Although the ACR Appropriateness Criteria advises MRIs be p...
Background/Objectives: Pediatric trauma resuscitation requires rapid, coordinated interdisciplinary teamwork; however, communication and organizational challenges frequently impede effective performance. This study aimed to characterize cross-discipl...
Background: Non-operative management (NOM) is the standard of care for haemodynamically stable patients with blunt splenic injury; however, failure of NOM remains clinically significant, particularly in settings where adjunctive interventions such as...
Background: Despite standardization of treatment for ankle fractures, postoperative complications continue to pose a challenge. Previous studies focused on the association between patient-specific factors and early complications; less is known about...
Background: While ibuprofen is a widely used non-opioid analgesic with growing evidence in surgical settings, its safety and efficacy in acute burn care remain poorly characterized. This review aims to address this gap. Methods: A systematic search w...
Background: Renal trauma is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among trauma patients, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where penetrating injuries are common. Although international evidence increasingly supports selective...
Background: Recreational motorized vehicles, including all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), dirt and motor bikes, snowmobiles, and e-scooters, are an increasingly recognized source of severe trauma among children. Adult provincial data from Alberta demonstra...
Background: The management of persistent post-concussive symptoms (PPCS) is limited by the absence of objective biomarkers to guide treatment. We examined the early effects of a mild hyperbaric oxygen protocol on serum biomarkers of neuronal injury (...
Background/Objectives: Traumatic injury in adults can result in decreased physical function, reduced health-related quality of life, and persisting mental health problems. Enhanced rehabilitation in the acute setting may support recovery. Although pr...
Background: Firearm injuries are the leading cause of mortality among youth in the United States and legislation is a key strategy in reducing youth firearm injuries and deaths. Maryland recently enacted a stronger child access prevention (CAP) law k...
Background/Objectives: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects more than 50 million people annually worldwide. Challenges in managing moderate-to-severe TBI include high rates of hospital-acquired infections and substantial variability in discharge disp...
Introduction: Severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) frequently coexists with polytrauma and often necessitates damage control neurosurgery (DCNS), where rapid decompression and temporary stabilization take precedence over definitive reconstruction. Wi...
Background/Objectives: In the past few decades, there have been advancements in surgical techniques, improved understanding of spinal biomechanics, and awareness of complications associated with halo vest (HV) use with resultant surgical treatment of...
Background/Objectives: Traumatic brain injury in elderly patients is a significant public health concern, particularly for those on antithrombotic therapy. A clearer understanding of how different antithrombotic agents affect the likelihood of intrac...
Goring during bullfights represents a penetrating trauma with a high risk of muscular, vascular, and vital injuries. Despite its frequency and severity, limited information is available on the immediate physiological response of the bullfighter at th...
Background: To compare the biomechanical strength of three fixation techniques for the elbow anterior capsule and coronoid process using a synthetic ulna model. We hypothesize that a cortical suture button would be equivalent to the bone tunnel model...
Background/Objectives: Early diagnosis and surgical intervention are critical in upper extremity (UE) compartment syndrome to prevent irreversible muscle necrosis or amputation. Despite its prevalence, there remains limited literature guiding surgica...
External fixation is widely used in trauma care for managing bone and soft tissue injuries. These devices are often associated with psychological challenges and are often not followed up with sufficient psychological support for the patient. The spec...
Background: Quality of life is a foundational component of overall health and is negatively impacted by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In the last decade, acupuncture treatment has become a popularized treatment option for PTSD, especially fo...
Aim: This study aims to assess the relationship between the time-to-CT and outcomes in trauma patients presenting to a regional Australian hospital. Method: This study is a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data to review the relation...
Background: Fractured ribs remain a significant cause of morbidity and are associated with severe injuries requiring several healthcare resources and may be associated with prolonged hospital stays that may require an ICU facility. In our facility, w...
Post-traumatic lymphedema (PTL) is a chronic and often under-recognized sequela of soft tissue trauma, leading to persistent swelling, functional impairment, and increased risk of infection. While lymphedema is traditionally associated with oncologic...
Objective: There is scarce reporting of radial head fracture epidemiology and patient characteristics beyond age and sex. This study aimed to describe demographic, socioeconomic, and injury pattern characteristics for people sustaining a radial head...
Background: In recent years, endovascular repair has outpaced open repair of blunt traumatic aortic injury (TAI), calling for updated evaluation of severity grading systems to ensure continued efficacy in guiding clinical decision-making. Methods: A...
Objective: Traumatic anterior skull base fractures can be associated with significant morbidity and are managed based on the method of injury, presence of cerebrospinal leak, clinical stability and other factors. Our objective is to determine factors...
Background: Trauma injury scoring systems are essential for standardized assessment, treatment decisions, and outcome prediction in trauma patients. The mechanism, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), age, and arterial pressure (MGAP) score offers a simplified...
Background: Rib fractures are among the most common thoracic injuries following blunt trauma and are associated with significant morbidity, particularly in elderly and polytrauma populations. Historically managed non-operatively, recent advances have...
Background/Objectives: This study examines the academic discourse surrounding Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) and Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) for first responders using Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) topic modeling. It ai...
This case report describes index pancreatoduodenectomy in a 32-year-old male following a close-range gunshot wound to the abdomen, with consequent 4 cm pancreatic head defect, duodenal and common bile duct perforation, right kidney laceration, and th...
Background: Liver trauma is prevalent following blunt and penetrating injuries. This study examined liver trauma in a South African urban trauma centre, focusing on the unique prevalence of penetrating injuries and surgical interventions. Methods: A...
Background: Occupational therapists assess cognitive function in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) to determine the impact of impairments on occupational performance. In acute care settings, occupational therapists’ decision-making reg...
Background/Objectives: Concussions, their physical presentation, and patients’ recovery have been researched and documented numerous times, but the experiences of surviving and recovering from a concussion need to be explored further. The purpo...
Background/Objectives: Hurricane exposure is a growing public health concern that frequently results in posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) in families. Research suggests that contextual factors, including whether or not individuals evacuate, evacua...
The management of penetrating rectal trauma has evolved from a historic 4-D algorithm (Divert, Drain, Direct repair, and Distal washout) to a more selective approach. This case report describes a patient with multiple wounds, including a high-grade e...
Background: Advancements in surgical wound management have led to improved healing and reduced complications. Incisional negative pressure wound therapy (iNPWT) is a technique that applies sub-atmospheric pressure to closed surgical wounds, enhancing...
Introduction: The anatomy of the distal tibiofibular joint (DTFJ) has been demonstrated to influence the radiological outcome of reduction with syndesmotic screw fixation in the course of ankle fracture treatment. The objective of this study was to d...
Trauma Care (ISSN: 2673-866X) published its initial Aims and Scope in July 2020; since then, it has received a large variety of submissions from several disciplines relevant to physical and physiological trauma [...]
Background/Objectives: Childhood trauma has a documented impact on development, and may also affect functioning and well-being in transition-age youth (TAY). There is a need to explore approaches, such as trauma-informed care (TIC), to enhance the se...
Background and Introduction: Race-based social rejection has been found to predict post-traumatic stress and depression symptoms, consistent with previous studies that have shown the negative mental health effects of racism, as well as social rejecti...
Objectives: this study aimed to compare the admission volume and characteristics of patients with traumatic orthopaedic injuries before, during, between, and after the COVID-19 lockdowns in metropolitan Victoria, Australia. Methods: A multi-centre, r...
Background: Internal displacement is a global crisis, with Ethiopia being among the most affected countries due to conflict, violence, and natural disasters. Internally displaced people (IDPs) face multifaceted trauma at the individual, family, and c...
Background: Exposure to traumatic experiences has been positively associated with college students’ academic difficulties and psychological distress. However, little is known about the traumatic events experienced by Hispanic college students....
Background/Objectives: Intentional injury due to violent acts is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. However, intentional traumatic brain injury (TBI) has received little attention and there is limited research on the relationship of...
Background/Objectives: This systematic review aimed to investigate the efficacy of methylphenidate medication in the treatment of cognitive problems, such as attention, following pediatric traumatic brain injury. Previous reviews have focused on a br...
Background/Objectives: Hypothermia can affect multiple organ systems and reduce patient comfort and is an independent predictor of mortality in trauma patients. Early prevention and management prehospitally is critical and can be approached by &ldquo...
Classical medical education teaches history and physical skills using scenarios wherein the criticality of a patient is predefined. This educational approach creates a gap in medical knowledge for students, who do not regularly define or establish pa...
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant public health issue among Medicare beneficiaries, with many specialties reporting consistent annual decreases in utilization and reimbursement. This study investigates the trends in Medicare utilization a...
Social determinants of health (SDoH) are nonmedical factors impacting health outcomes. We evaluated the relationship between the county-level measure of SDoH and county-level fatal crash counts among geriatric and non-geriatric road users. We pooled...
