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01-09-2018 | Invited Commentary

Commentary on ‘A Consensus-Based Criterion Standard for the Requirement of a Trauma Team:’ Low-Resource Setting Considerations

Author: Barclay T. Stewart

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 9/2018

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Appropriate and timely activation of an organized, rehearsed trauma team during the care of severely injured patients saves lives [1‐5]. However, many hospitals in low-resource settings that routinely care for the injured do not have trauma teams. Resultantly, the care provided to seriously injured patients within the first hour of reaching the hospital is often delayed and under-coordinated and results in preventable death and disability [3]. …

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Title: Commentary on ‘A Consensus-Based Criterion Standard for the Requirement of a Trauma Team:’ Low-Resource Setting Considerations
Author: Barclay T. Stewart
Publication date: 01-09-2018
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: World Journal of Surgery / Issue 9/2018
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-018-4616-8

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