SURGERY / TRAUMA · SOURCE MAP
1. Trauma care is a continuum. Prehospital care, transport, emergency-unit care, definitive hospital care and rehabilitation are connected but different learning settings.
2. Systems determine capability. Resources, team organisation, communication, data and referral pathways shape what care is possible.
3. Context is part of safety. A global framework supports systems thinking; it does not replace an institution’s current trauma protocol.
Why should a trauma question name its setting?
Because scene, transport and hospital care have different systems, resources and source scopes.
What does a systems lens prevent?
It prevents treating complex trauma care as isolated memorised actions rather than coordinated care.