TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Rural Trauma A1 - Reed II, R. Lawrence A1 - Boyd, David R. A2 - Moore, Ernest E. A2 - Feliciano, David V. A2 - Mattox, Kenneth L. PY - 2017 T2 - Trauma, 8e AB - Trauma care in rural America and public awareness of it has improved remarkably over the past 50 years. This is a tribute to those farsighted surgeons who coauthored the landmark publication “Accidental death and disability: the neglected disease of modern society” (National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council or NAS/NRC) in 1966.1 This pamphlet detailed the nation’s many deficiencies in trauma care, especially those in rural communities. In addition, recommendations were made that stimulated interest within the public, professional, and governmental sectors to develop essential building blocks (eg, trauma units, surgical training, improved prehospital equipment, trained personnel, and trauma registries). During that same “watershed” year, two Chicago orthopedic surgeons, Deke Farrington and Sam Banks, developed the curriculum for the Emergency Medical Technician-Ambulance (EMT-A).2 The Department of Transportation subsequently established the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that set many of the early standards and provided funding for EMT-A’s, ambulances and communications.3 Two other Chicago general surgeons, Robert J. Baker and Robert J. Freeark, established the first civilian trauma unit at the Cook County Hospital.4 As a resident surgeon at Cook County Hospital, the senior author developed the first trauma registry under a NIH grant.5 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1147414318 ER -