Publications by authors named "David J Traina"

Introduction: Between 2011 and 2014, The Combat Casualty Training Consortium research study sought to evaluate all aspects of combat casualty care, including mortality, with a special focus on the incidence and causes of potentially preventable deaths among U.S. combat fatalities.

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Introduction: Between 2011 and 2014, the Combat Casualty Training Consortium research study sought to evaluate all aspects of combat casualty care, including mortality, with a special focus on the incidence and causes of potentially preventable deaths among American combat fatalities. This study identified a major training gap in critical airway management. Because of the high rate of morbidity and mortality associated with poor or incorrect airway management, an effort to address this training gap was necessary.

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