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- The most severely injured patients are managed by the most experienced clinicians in consistently resourced MTCs. Severely injured patients can be managed within their own geographical region. Patients are cohorted on specialist Major Trauma wards within the MTC. There are dedicated pediatric MTCs for injured children and young people.
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Each year, there are approximately 22,000 cases of “major trauma” in the UK across the four nations. Prior to 2010, trauma patients in the UK were managed at any acute hospital with an Emergency Department, irrespective of resource availability or clinical experience and expertise.
Aug 6, 2018 · Trauma care in England was re-organised in 2012 with ambulance bypass of local hospitals to newly designated Major Trauma Centres (MTCs). There is still controversy about the optimal way to organise health series for patients suffering severe injury.
- Christopher G. Moran, Fiona Lecky, Omar Bouamra, Tom Lawrence, Antoinette Edwards, Maralyn Woodford,...
- 2018
Through the study period, the ratio of RTC:low fall changed dramatically, so that by 2013 low falls were responsible for 39.1% of cases and were the most common mechanism of injury causing major trauma in the UK while the proportion of major trauma from RTC had halved to just under 30%.
- A Kehoe, J E Smith, A Edwards, D Yates, F Lecky
- 2015
Jun 22, 2016 · Nationally there are around 20 000 cases of major trauma per year in England, and over a quarter of these result in deaths.1 Trauma care is a developing field, and recent civilian and military research has led to changes in the assessment and management of severely injured patients.
- Jessica Glen, Margaret Constanti, Karim Brohi
- 2016
Feb 17, 2016 · This guideline covers the rapid identification and early management of major trauma in pre‑hospital and hospital settings, including ambulance services, emergency departments, major trauma centres and trauma units.
Feb 5, 2010 · The NAO estimates that 450 to 600 lives could be saved each year in England if major trauma care was managed more effectively. For best outcomes care should be led by consultants experienced in major trauma; but major trauma is most likely to occur at night and at weekends, when consultants are not normally in the emergency department.
Jun 14, 2018 · Trauma is the leading cause of death for people under 40 in the UK, and a major cause of debilitating long-term injuries. 1 Major trauma usually refers to a seriously injured patient or a patient with multiple injuries requiring a coordinated multidisciplinary approach to their care.
