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Comparative analysis of the demographics, vital signs, injury patterns, care pathways, interventions and outcomes of English and Welsh major trauma patients injured by high versus low energy transfer mechanisms in 2019.

2025-06-30 emergency medicine Title + abstract only
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BackgroundRecent trends in high-income countries indicate a shift in the causes of major trauma, with low-energy transfer mechanisms, particularly falls from less than two meters, becoming increasingly prevalent. This study aimed to compare the demographics, care processes, and outcomes of major trauma patients injured by low and high-energy transfer mechanisms. MethodsThis comparative cohort study utilized anonymized data from adult patients recorded in the Trauma Audit and Research Network in...

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