Comparison of mortality due to severe multiple trauma in two comprehensive models of emergency care: Atlantic Pyrenees (France) and Navarra (Spain).

Background: Injury due to external causes is an important health problem in our society today. Emergency care systems based on the concept of "comprehensive care" can prevent deaths and disabilities as well as limit the severity and pain caused by trauma.

Objective: To investigate the frequency and characteristics of different mechanisms of injury and to estimate mortality, comparing two comprehensive emergency systems: Atlantic Pyrenees (AP) in France and Navarra (NA) in Spain.