Reduced Population Burden of Road Transport–related Major Trauma After Introduction of an Inclusive Trauma System

This population-based study found that since the introduction of an inclusive, regionalized trauma system in Victoria, Australia, the burden of road transport–related serious injury has decreased. Hospitalized major trauma cases increased, but disability burden per case declined. Increased survival did not result in an overall increase in nonfatal injury burden.

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