Injury trends and mortality in adult patients with major trauma in New South Wales.

Objective: To examine trends in mechanism and outcome of major traumatic injury in adults since the implementation of the New South Wales trauma monitoring program, and to identify factors associated with mortality.

Design And Setting: Retrospective review of NSW Trauma Registry data from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2007, including patient demographics, year of injury, and level of trauma centre where definitive treatment was provided.

Participants: 9769 people aged ≥ 15 years hospitalised for trauma, with an injury severity score (ISS) > 15.