Where does Pelvic and Acetabular Fracture Treatment fit into the Newly Proposed Major Trauma Model in Ireland?

Where does Pelvic and Acetabular Fracture Treatment fit into the Newly Proposed Major Trauma Model in Ireland? Fenelon, C; Murphy, E.P; O’Daly, B.J; Leonard, M Major trauma continues to be the biggest cause of death in people aged between 5 and 45 years of age. Suboptimal trauma management results in greater ongoing costs to patients, hospitals and society. Trauma networks in the United States, Australia and more recently the United Kingdom have proven successful in significantly reducing morbidity and mortality. In the UK, analysis by the Trauma Audit Research Network (TARN) has shown that a major trauma patient has a 19% increase in the odds of survival following major trauma since its introduction in 2012. No integrated trauma network yet exists in Ireland but a recent report “A Trauma System for Ireland” published in January of 2018 outlined plans of how such a trauma network would be introduced. The report called for the introduction of two regional trauma networks, a central and south network, with one major trauma centre for each. However, the report made no mention of where the treatment of pelvic and acetabular fractures fell within it.