Pediatric Trauma Center Access, Regional Injury Burden, and Socioeconomic Disadvantage

Dong G Hur; Alexander L Ren; Tiffany M Yue; David A Spain; Jeff Choi

doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2024.0962

Pediatric Trauma Center Access, Regional Injury Burden, and Socioeconomic Disadvantage

JAMA Surg. 2024 Jul 1;159(7):832-833. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2024.0962.

Authors

Dong G Hur¹, Alexander L Ren¹, Tiffany M Yue¹, David A Spain², Jeff Choi²

Affiliations

¹ Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, California.
² Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California.

PMID: 38748438
PMCID: PMC11097093 (available on 2025-05-15)
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2024.0962

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study assesses whether populations in socioeconomically disadvantaged regions in the US lack timely access to pediatric trauma centers.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Health Services Accessibility*
Humans
Male
Socioeconomic Disparities in Health
Socioeconomic Factors
Trauma Centers* / statistics & numerical data
United States / epidemiology
Wounds and Injuries* / epidemiology