Seriously injured patients in rural areas less likely to be treated at major trauma centers

By Tracy Brawley October 12, 2016 Portland, Ore.

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New research published in JAMA Surgery uncovered disparities in timely access to trauma care in rural versus urban communities.

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Trauma Treatment

Many rural patients who require critical interventions following trauma are directly transported to a major trauma center.

(OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

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American Medical Response paramedic Shane Moore brings a patient into the emergency department at Oregon Health & Science University, October 11, 2016.

(OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

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Craig Newgard, M.D., M.P.H.

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