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- Abstract:
- Variation in trauma patient populations has not been well quantified in the literature. Rhode Island's (RI's) population is substantially older than the national average and the unique needs of elderly trauma have implications for trauma system design and defining injury prevention goals. Preliminary results from this study show that trauma incidents in RI disproportionately affect the elderly and Black/African Americans, though the most common types of trauma injuries do not significantly differ from national trauma injuries. Using trauma registry data from state and national sources, a computational approach is useful in identifying state-level trends to inform future policy.
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- Scholarly concentration: Biomedical Informatics
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Liu, Yao, and Wills, Hale,
"What's in a State? Comparing Rhode Island's Trauma Population to National Standards"
(2016).
Warren Alpert Medical School Academic Symposium.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:697384/
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Warren Alpert Medical School Academic Symposium
The Warren Alpert Medical School Academic Symposium is an annual event at Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University that provides Year II medical students a venue to present their summer research in a poster format. Participation in the Symposium …...