TREATMENT OF THE POLYTRAUMATIZED PATIENT IN THE UNITED-KINGDOM

Studies of the incidence and management of trauma in the United Kingdo m have shown a decline in the numbers of seriously injured patients as a result of tougher government legislation. Great Britain now has few er fatalities from road accidents than most countries. This has been a chieved, however, despite an inadequate trauma system. Current studies suggest that the best British trauma units are gaining results which are equivalent to those of average trauma centers in the United States , and there seems no doubt that greater resources and improved organiz ation are required if these results are to be improved.