Stress is recognized as an important issue in basic and clinical neuroscience research,
based upon the founding historical studies by Walter Canon and Hans Selye in the past …

Extensive research has identified stereotypic behavioral and biological abnormalities in post-
traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), such as heightened autonomic activity, an exaggerated …

Objectives This study tests the accuracy of the Injury Severity Score (ISS), New Injury
Severity Score (NISS), Revised Trauma Score (RTS) and Trauma and Injury Severity Score …

Background Trauma is a leading cause of death and disability in the United States (US).
This analysis describes trends and annual changes in in-hospital trauma morbidity and …

Background The purpose of this study was to show that elderly patients admitted with rib
fractures after blunt trauma have increased mortality. Methods Demographic, injury severity …

Introduction Critically ill patients who require intensive care unit (ICU) treatment may
experience psychological distress with increasing development of psychological disorders …

The use of data collected from near-miss reports has added value to safety in high-hazard
industries such as aviation and the process industry, but this procedure has not yet taken …

BACKGROUND The majority of trauma deaths in the develo** world occur outside of the
hospital. In the mid-1990s, preliminary studies of prehospital trauma systems showed …

Objective: Uncontrolled exposure hypothermia is believed to be deleterious in the setting of
major trauma. Prevention of hypothermia in the injured patient is currently practiced in both …

Objective: Prehospital triage of the seriously injured patient is fraught with challenges, and
trauma scoring systems in current triage guidelines warrant further investigation. The …