Adherence to New Zealand's Major Trauma Destination Policy: an audit of current practice.

Aim: To evaluate adherence to the New Zealand Major Trauma Destination Policy (MTDP). This audit assessed if, based on their injuries, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) attended major trauma cases were taken to the MTDP determined appropriate hospital. Findings will guide and further improve pre-hospital trauma care and associated patient outcomes.

Health status after penetrating major trauma in Victoria, Australia: a registry-based cohort study.

Purpose: As few studies have examined long-term health after penetrating injury, this population-based registry study sought to assess health outcomes up to 24 months post-injury.

Methods: Major trauma patients with penetrating trauma (2009-2017) were included from the Victorian State Trauma Registry (N = 1,067; 102 died, 208 were lost to follow-up). The EQ-5D-3L was used to measure health status at 6, 12 and 24-months.