From the Department of Surgery (R.S., T.T., N.M., D.E., M.H.), Trauma Services, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia; Department of Surgery (R.S., N.C., D.E., M.H.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation (P.B.), Vancouver, British Columbia; Department of Geography (N.S.), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia; and Provincial Health Services Authority (N.L.), BC Trauma Registry, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Submitted for publication April 28, 2009.
Accepted for publication April 5, 2010.
Supported by Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR), Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR), North West Regional Hospital District, and Vancouver General Hospital, Trauma Research and Education Fund (TREF).
Presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Trauma Association of Canada, April 3–5, 2008, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.
Address for reprints: Richard Simons, MA, FACS, FRCSC, Trauma Services, Vancouver General Hospital, 855 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Z 1M9; email: [email protected].