Overview of trauma care and its prospect

Trauma is a prominent problem in modern society, which is called "the disease of developed society" or "the twin brother of modern civilization". Nowadays, over one million people die of trauma and several ten million people are injured worldwide each year. In China, over one hundred thousand people die of trauma and several millions are injured each year. Therefore, trauma has become the fifth cause of death in urban districts and the fourth cause of death in the countryside. According to the calculation of years of potential life lost (YPLL), trauma then turns into the first cause of death, indicating that the hazard to the society and loss of labor forces induced by trauma is more severe than any other diseases. Therefore, much attention has been paid to trauma research at home and abroad. This paper is to review the recent advances in trauma care and to offer some prospects for the next century's development.