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Medicaid-insured children are at increased risk for mental health diagnoses and psychotropic prescriptions after hospitalization for an injury compared with pre-hospitalization

Risk of Pediatric Mental Illness Up After Injury Hospitalization

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In Medicaid population, those with burns or head injury at increased risk for mental health diagnoses
Civilian prehospital tourniquet application is associated with a sixfold mortality reduction in patients with peripheral vascular injuries

Civilian Prehospital Tourniquets Linked to Reduction in Mortality

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Prehospital tourniquets used in 17.6 percent of patients with peripheral vascular injuries
Whole body computed tomography is not associated with reduced mortality compared with a selective computed tomography approach among children with blunt trauma

Whole Body CT Doesn’t Cut Mortality in Peds Blunt Trauma

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No significant difference in mortality for those undergoing whole body CT vs selective CT approach
The Pittsburgh Atlas provides a new framework for emergency and trauma care regional referrals in the United States

New Map Improves Emergency, Trauma Care Referrals

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The 326 emergency and trauma referral regions uphold county and state boundaries
The characteristics of an injury scene are associated with injury mortality

Injury Scene Characteristics Linked to Injury Mortality

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Increased odds of death for patients injured at locations farthest from level 1 or 2 trauma centers
Patients presenting to the emergency department with a primary diagnosis of palate trauma often do not undergo head and neck imaging

Head, Neck Imaging Uncommon in Patients With Palate Trauma

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In patients presenting to the ER with palate trauma, admission also rare; most have routine discharge
An improvement methodology can increase guideline-adherent evaluation for patients with provider concern for nonaccidental trauma in the pediatric emergency department

Guideline-Adherent Assessment of Nonaccidental Trauma Up

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Successful increase in guideline-adherent evaluation for patients with provider concern for NAT
For patients with acute severe bleeding

Delay in Tranexamic Acid Administration Reduces Benefit

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Survival benefit decreases by 10 percent for every 15-minute delay in treatment for severe bleeding
Current practice is not cost-effective compared with the Air Medical Prehospital Triage score for trauma patients

Current Practice Not Cost-Effective for Air Medical Triage

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And field triage system undertriages more than 20 percent of severely injured trauma patients
Blood product transfusion pre-hospital or within minutes of injury is associated with improved survival among medically evacuated U.S. military combat casualties in Afghanistan

Early Transfusion Tied to Lower Mortality in Combat Casualties

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Reduction in mortality at 24 hours and 30 days for U.S. military combat casualties in Afghanistan