Victorian State Trauma System

Major Trauma Guidelines & Education – Victorian State Trauma System

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The Victorian State Trauma System is set up to ensure that every patient receives appropriate care in a safe and timely manner and works to reduce preventable death and permanent disability.

References

1 Gabbe, B, Simpson, P, Sutherland, A, Judson, R, Cameron, P. Improved Functional Outcomes for Major Trauma Patients in a regionalized, inclusive trauma system. Ann Surg.2012 Jun; 255(6):1009-15

2 Copas, D and Moran, C. Major Trauma Care in England. Bone and Joint, Vol 3, Issue 2, 2014.

3 Brouwers M, Kho ME, Browman GP, Burgers JS, Cluzeau F, Feder G, Fervers B, Graham ID, Grimshaw J, Hanna S, Littlejohns P, Makarski J, Zitzelsberger L for the AGREE Next Steps Consortium. AGREE II: Advancing guideline development, reporting and evaluation in healthcare. Can Med Assoc J.  2010. Available online July 5, 2010.  doi:10.1503/cmaj.090449

4 Department of Health, Victoria, Australia. Review of Trauma and Emergency Services- Victoria 1999 Report. (RoTES Review). [Accessed 19 May 2014]

5 Department of Health, Victoria, Australia. Trauma towards 2014. Review and future directions of the Victorian State Trauma System. [Accessed 21 May 2014]

6 Atkin C, Freedman I, Rosenfeld JV, et al.  The evolution of an integrated state trauma system in Victoria, Australia. Injury 2005; 36: 1277-1287

7 Cameron P, Mitra B, Fitzgerald M, et al. Black Saturday: the immediate impact of the February 2009 bushfires in Victoria, Australia. Medical Journal of Australia 2009; 191: 11-16

8 Victorian State Trauma Registry Special Focus Report. Review of the Case Review Group Indicators – Addendum to Report. April 14, 2014. VSTORM.

9 Victorian State Trauma System and Registry Report 2014-15 (published by the Department of Health and Human Services)

10 Victorian State Trauma Registry Special Focus Report. Review of the Case Review Group Indicators – Addendum to Report. April 14, 2014. VSTORM

11 Victorian State Trauma System and Registry Report 2014-15 (published by the Department of Health and Human Services)

12 Gabbe, B, Simpson, P, Sutherland, A, Judson, R, Cameron, P. Improved Functional Outcomes for Major Trauma Patients in a regionalized, inclusive trauma system. Ann Surg.2012 Jun; 255(6):1009-15

13 Gabbe B, Lyons R, Fitzgerald M, Judson R, Richardson J, Cameron P. Reduced Population Burden of Road Transport-Related Major Trauma following introduction of an inclusive trauma system, Annals of Surgery,  2014, 00:1-8.

14 Beck, B, Bray, J, Cameron, P, Cooper, D, Gabbe, B. Trends in severe traumatic brain injury in Victoria, 2008-2014. Medical Journal of Australia, 2016; 204 (11): 407