Tree-based algorithm for prehospital triage of polytrauma patients.

Background: There is a need for better allocation of medical resources in polytrauma, by optimizing both the over and undertriage rates. The goal of this study is to provide a new working definition for polytrauma based on the prediction of the need for specialized trauma care.

Methods: This is a prospective, observational study, performed in a specialized trauma center in Paris.

Bacillus cereus, an unusual cause of fulminant liver failure: diagnosis may prevent liver transplantation.

Bacillus cereus is a well-known cause of foodborne disease usually of benign course. Here, we present the case of a 15-year-old boy who developed reversible fulminant liver failure associated with rhabdomyolysis after pasta consumption. Suspecting B.