Trauma Systems, Trauma Registries, and Prehospital Triage

Trauma systems are an integrated, hierarchical, and regionalized network of agencies, institutions, and resources aimed at full collaboration, trained, and dedicated to control, treat, and prevent deaths and permanent disability in a population, directly or indirectly related to trauma disease. The main objective of trauma systems is to maximize the effort and effectiveness of all human, material, and financial resources available. The main objective of trauma registries is to provide information for trauma systems, and that includes accurate and reliable information of the causes, circumstances, and type of injuries of the population.