Unequal Paths to Care: How Region, Rurality, and Deprivation Determine Transport to Verified Trauma Centers among the Critically Injured

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Examines the relationship among rurality, area deprivation index (ADI), and trauma center transport of critically injured patients. Utilizes 2018-2022 National Emergency Medical Services Information System data from 36,897,269 critically injured patients and analyzes rural versus urban transport to a trauma center, region of the country, and ADI.

Amani Sampson, Edward Helderop, Tokoya Williams, et al.

Surgery, 196, 110232

08/2026

Emergency medical services · Injuries · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data