We just got done posting an article about a trauma center reopening, and the importance of trauma systems, this is what it’s really all about. Florida has a very well formed trauma system. In Miami/Dade, there is only one level 1 trauma center, the world renowned Ryder Trauma Center. Ryder is the only free standing trauma center in the nation—that is; its one building dedicated solely to trauma care. This...

The state that began what is now the commonplace practice of flying trauma injury victims by helicopter is now looking at the possibility of cutbacks on the system that developed the so-called “Golden Hour” and the system of ferrying trauma injury victims via chopper to the nearest trauma center. In the wake of a fatal chopper crash in Prince Georges County Maryland, some lawmakers are looking to cut back...

We take our trauma systems for granted for the most part. What trauma systems are all about is a subject most would never consider important nor is it something the average person even wants to think about. What I call the “rhythm of trauma” is evident every day. The local news is plenty of evidence of that. Every single day there is at least one or two stories directly involving trauma injury and/or death....

In an important and emerging trend, both Illinois and DC banned texting while driving. Illinois in a proper bill and DC in an emergency Multi-purpose crime bill. The ban in Illinois went into effect earlier this August as did DCs.  Illinois and DC will join a growing list of states looking to curb accidents linked to texting. Oregon and New Hampshire banned texting drivers in July, and Alaska, Arkansas,...

As the Texas barrier islands still struggle to recover from Hurricane Ike in 2008, one sure sign things are getting back to normal is the reopening of University of Texas Medical Branch, one of the area’s Level 1 Trauma Centers. Time and again, well formed trauma systems within states saves lives. When one level 1 trauma center goes down within a given system it puts a strain on the next closest level 1 trauma...