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- Homer Tien.
- Canadian Forces Health Services, and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Ave., Toronto, Ontario. homer.tien@sunnybrook.ca
- Can J Surg. 2011 Dec 1; 54 (6): S112-7.
AbstractAccording to the Trauma Association of Canada, a trauma system is a preplanned, organized and coordinated injury-control effort in a defined geographic area. An effective trauma system engages in comprehensive injury surveillance and prevention programs; delivers trauma care from the time of injury to recovery; engages in research, training and performance improvement; and establishes linkages with an all-hazards emergency preparedness program. To support Canada's combat mission in Afghanistan, the Canadian Forces (CF) developed a comprehensive trauma system based around its trauma hospital--the Role 3 Multinational Medical Unit (R3MMU) at Kandahar Airfield. This article reviews the essential components of a modern trauma system, outlines the evidence that trauma systems improve care to injury victims and describes how the current CF trauma system was developed.
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