TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Trauma Systems, Triage, and Transport A1 - Ciesla, David J. A1 - Kerwin, Andrew J. A1 - Tepas III, Joseph J. A2 - Moore, Ernest E. A2 - Feliciano, David V. A2 - Mattox, Kenneth L. Y1 - 2017 N1 - T2 - Trauma, 8e AB - A trauma system is an integrated collaboration of agencies and institutions organized to control the disease of injury. Its mission extends from effective prevention and public education to efficient societal reintegration of injury survivors. At the system’s core is coordinated and comprehensive care of acutely injured patients within a defined geographic area.1,2,3 Its services are multidisciplinary, comprehensive, and encompass a continuum that includes all phases of patient need.2,3,4,5,6 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1147413609 ER -