TRAUMA Journal

January 2010,
Vol. 12, No. 1.

Alcohol, drugs and trauma: consequences, screening and intervention in 2009.
(Emmanuel Charbonney et al.)

The role of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in trauma.
(Simon TB Williams.)

Dorsally angulated fractures of the distal radius.
(DE Deakin and SC Deshmukh.)

The Jones fracture of the fifth metatarsal.
(G Carr et al.)

Famous trauma victims — Abraham Lincoln.
(Ross Moy)

Trauma Care was founded in 1996 to address the need for commonly agreed standards of best clinical practice in the management of trauma.

The Need

Trauma is a serious public health problem, with notable social and economic costs. In the UK, 17,000 deaths each year are a direct result of injuries. Annually, injuries lead to 720,000 hospital admissions and 6 million visits to emergency departments [1]. Victims of trauma receive care and attention from many individuals within a wide range of specialities and professional backgrounds. Without commonly agreed standards, patients’ outcome may be less than optimal.

Aim

Trauma Care aims to improve the outcome of the trauma victim by establishing best practice throughout the whole chain of care. We achieve this through education, research and publishing.

A Diverse Membership

Membership is open to to all medical disciplines - including clinicians, paramedics, nurses - and to members of the emergency services. No other organisation encompasses the diverse specialities involved in care of trauma victims from the moment of injury, to the return to active life.

Achievements

Trauma Care is working towards its aim thus:

• Eight successful international conferences held in UK; our last conference was in May 2009.
• Publication of TRAUMA, the official journal of Trauma Care (in conjunction with Sage Publications);
• Publication of the Trauma Care Manual - defining clear practical guidelines reflecting British clinical practice;
• Development of consensus papers on key trauma management issues, such as pre-hospital management of burns, crush injuries, resuscitation fluids;
• Award of travel bursaries for research;
• Regional conferences and workshops taking as their theme a single aspect of trauma management, presenting the best evidence-based management and reviewing current clinical controversies.

The Future

Trauma Care is now the leading UK organisation promoting multidisciplinary involvement in education designed to optimise the care of the trauma victim. We are now in our 11th year, and our annual international conference is a recognised highlight in the trauma education calendar.

Our membership is currently growing by more than 20% each year and our journal "Trauma" has an ever-increasing number of subscriptions. In addition, the first edition of the Trauma Care Manual is now established as the definitive statment of best clinical practice in the UK.

Having consolidated our reputation, Trauma Care looks forward to the development of further statements of best practice on key clinical issues, and to furthering the development of our regional structure, which has been successfull in developing a number of regional conferences in the UK.

1. Health Protection in the 21st Century - Understanding the Burden of Disease; Preparing for the Future. Part 10: Injuries. Health Protection Agency, 2005.

News

The 2010 International Trauma Care Conference will take place at the Park Inn, Telford from 10th-14th May 2010.

Document downloads

Currently available:

• The 2010 conference programme and application form (version 11 Feb 10).
• Membership Application Form.

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