Trauma Blog
National Trauma Institute to Restructure as Coalition for National Trauma Research
After serving as the administrative muscle behind the Coalition for National Trauma (CNTR) since its founding 2016, the National Trauma Institute (NTI) is formally changing its name and reorganizing as CNTR. Stay tuned—this spring CNTR will formally announce the...
Congress Agrees to Fund Gun Violence Research
December 16, 2019--The Hill newspaper announced today that federal agencies will receive $25 million from Congress to study gun violence in a government spending deal reached by House and Senate negotiators. According to the newspaper, "The deal includes $12.5 million...
AVERT Shock Trial Overcomes Barriers to Trauma Research, Shows Promise for Vasopressin Supplementation
In the August issue of JAMA Surgery, Dr. Carrie A. Sims, et al. published the results of their randomized clinical trial that studied whether low-dose arginine vasopressin supplementation decreases the need for blood transfusions among trauma patients in hemorrhagic...
Study of Prehospital Death Presented at MHSRS
NTI project manager Lizette Villarreal and principal investigator Dr. Brian Eastridge presented a poster detailing the Multi-Institutional Multi-Disciplinary Injury Mortality Investigation in the Civilian Prehospital Environment (MIMIC) at the annual Military Health...
San Antonio Whole Blood Consortium Earns Military Outstanding Accomplishment Award
August 19, 2019--Donald Jenkins, MD, professor of surgery at UTHealth San Antonio and an NTI Board member, and the entire San Antonio Whole Blood Consortium, were selected as the winners of the 2019 MHSRS Outstanding Team Research Accomplishment award. Dr. Jenkins...
ACS COT and CNTR Explore New Methodologies to Advance Trauma Research
This month, a Research Methodology conference hosted by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS COT) and the Coalition for National Trauma Research (CNTR) took a step closer toward matching research efforts with the societal burden of traumatic...
Deaths due to Unintentional Injury Jumped More than Five Percent in 2017
July 8, 2019--The latest Vital Statistics Report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a 5.3% rise in the number of deaths due to accidents (or unintentional injuries) from 2016 to 2017, the most recent...
Use of Fresh Whole Blood in South Texas Saves Lives, Draws National Conference
The first annual National Whole Blood Summit was held in San Antonio, TX, on May 22, 2019. Organized by the Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council (STRAC), the conference brought together leaders from around the country, spanning the disciplines of trauma...
Don Trunkey, Giant in Trauma, Remembered
The June issue of Injury remembers Don Trunkey, MD, FACS, (1937-2019) a giant in the field of trauma care. Dr. Trunkey's seminal work showing the effect of access to a trauma center on mortality served as the basis for the trauma care system as it exists today. A...
GIS Methodology for Determining Prehospital Time and Distance to Definitive Care Explained
April 15, 2019--In a Trauma Surgery and Acute Care Open (TSACO) article published online this month, NTI researchers describe their methodology employing GIS technology to estimate total time and distance to care via ground and helicopter emergency medical services...
Celebrating the life of Basil A. Pruitt, Jr., MD, FACS, FCCM, MCCM, and NTI Founding Board Member
Basil A. Pruitt, Jr., MD died March 17, 2019. Dr. Pruitt had a major and sustained international impact on the fields of surgery, burn care, trauma and critical care. His contributions in these fields were transformational and directly led to dramatic improvements in...
NTI, CNTR and the National Trauma Research Repository: Explained in the Latest EAST Traumacast
Listen to the EAST Traumacast, posted March 8, 2019, to learn about how the National Trauma Institute and the Coalition for National Trauma Research partner with trauma investigators to bring large-scale studies to fruition. Drs. Don Jenkins, Joe Dubose and Eileen...
A Better Way To Train? High-Fidelity Simulator Tested at UT Health San Antonio
February 7, 2019--Shots rang out from a video depicting a chaotic combat scenario, soldiers taking fire while racing through the woods toward a man down, shot in the face and bleeding profusely. Dr. Bob Buckman’s presentation had begun. A retired trauma surgeon, Dr....
Work on a National Trauma Research Plan Kicks Off This Week
January 10, 2019--Yesterday, the steering committee of the National Trauma Research Action Plan (NTRAP) project met in Washington, D.C. for its launch. As its first aim, the NTRAP project is assembling 11 panels of experts, who span the continuum of trauma care from...
The National Trauma Institute Welcomes Three New Members to its Board of Directors
December 3, 2018—San Antonio, TX. The National Trauma Institute announced changes to its Board of Directors, including scheduled organizational representative turnover and the addition of a new affiliated professional group. Christopher Kang, MD, replaces Angela...