Trauma surgery 2020 - Past developments - future demands and perspectives.Part III: Ideas on future care.

A growing number of casualties and the increasing restrictions of funding w ill lead as a consequence to changes within the field of trauma surgery. De spite these developments trauma surgery must maintain its major responsibil ity towards the victims of accidents. Therefore the German Society for Trau ma Surgery (DGU) has to face the future economic and social challenges to i nfluence the coming changes. This role compromises the engagement in a cont inuous struggle for the high and global standard of injury care in Germany, for quality assessment, education and training, research and adequate publ ic relations. This paper outlines the aspects and visions of future trauma surgery and the means which may continue to guaranty international acknowle dged standard of trauma care in Germany.