Trauma systems in Italy: the Lombardy experience

Abstract

The epidemiology of major trauma in Italy reflects the current European trend. Most injuries come from road crash, domestic, and workplace accidents. During recent decades, the improvement of trauma systems led to a dramatic reduction of preventable deaths. This article describes the history, development, and current organization of the Lombardy trauma system, which has been one of the first to be developed in Italy.

Keywords

Acute care surgery / Prehospital / Trauma / Trauma network / Trauma surgery / Trauma system

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Author contributions

Cioffi SPB, Cimbanassi S, Sammartano F, and Chiara O wrote the paper, reviewed the draft, supervised, and approved the final draft.

Funding

None.

Ethical approval of studies and informed consent

Not applicable.

Acknowledgments

None.

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