The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has published 2011 guidelines for field triage of injured patients, designed to help healthcare providers make decisions about the most appropriate ...
When emergency first responders across the country struggled to implement the latest national guidelines for field trauma triage, the USA Center for Rural Public Health Preparedness (USA Center), ...
Rib fractures occur in more than 10% of all trauma patients. 1 -3 Mechanisms of injury range from high-impact chest wall trauma to low-energy ground-level falls in the elderly. Fractured ribs can be ...