Abstract

CDC guidelines for field triage of injured patients recommend that patients with firearm injuries of the head, trunk, or extremities proximal to the elbow or knee should be taken to a designated trauma center, even if this requires bypassing a closer, nondesignated center. These authors retrospectively examined triage patterns and outcomes for 9886 firearm-related injuries treated in Cook County, Illinois, …

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