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Missed injuries in trauma patients are injuries not identified during a primary and secondary trauma survey (Advanced Trauma Life Support, ATLS). These injuries are important because of the delay in correct treatment. There is a particularly important sub-group consisting of clinically significant missed injuries, which may cause serious complications in the patient or even death. ⋯ The rate of missed injuries and clinically significant missed injuries is high. Severe trauma patients and intubated patients have higher rates of missed injuries.