The National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB), also called the American College of Surgeons National Trauma Data Bank, is a compilation of information about traumatic injuries and outcomes in the

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. Hospital

emergency room An emergency department (ED), also known as an accident and emergency department (A&E), emergency room (ER), emergency ward (EW) or casualty department, is a medical treatment facility specializing in emergency medicine, the acute care of pa ...

s and other institutions such as

trauma center A trauma center (or trauma centre) is a hospital equipped and staffed to provide care for patients suffering from major traumatic injuries such as falls, motor vehicle collisions, or gunshot wounds. A trauma center may also refer to an emer ...

s which are participants submit data and receive in return access to reports analyzing data about both their own operations and trauma medicine in the United States as a whole.Homepage National Trauma Data Bank
accessed October 8, 2010 Annual reports, an annual report and a pediatric report, which include

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information is issued. Access to data sets is available to researchers who apply and are approved.

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External links

Homepage National Trauma Data Bank

2010 National Trauma Data Bank Annual Report

2010 National Trauma Data Bank Pediatric Report
Statistical service organizations Medical emergencies Traumatology Healthcare in the United States