Publications

About the VSTS

Trauma towards 2014 - Review and future directions of the Victorian State Trauma System (February 2009) (PDF file 552KB)
Review of emergency and trauma services – Victoria 1999 report
Victorian State Trauma System 2009 (PDF file 497KB) - This 2009 presentation by Kellie Gumm, Trauma Program Manager, The Royal Melbourne Hospital provides an introduction to the Victorian State Trauma System.
Map - Trauma Services in Rural Victoria (PDF file 662KB)

Trauma education

Trauma education framework - 2009 (PDF file 16KB)
A Trauma Education Framework For Victoria - October 2001 (PDF file 175KB)

Prehospital major trauma criteria

 Adult Pre Hospital Major Trauma Criteria - 2010
Paediatric Pre Hospital Major Trauma Criteria - 2002 (PDF File 23KB)

Major trauma triage guidelines

Metropolitan and Regional Paediatric and Adult Major Trauma Triage Guidelines - September 2006(PDF file 42KB)

Clinical guidelines

Cervical spine acute care guidelines - November 2009 (PDF 2.56MB)

Trauma data reports - Victorian State Trauma Registry

 Victorian State Trauma Registry 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 Summary Report
Summary Report (August 2010) - 2008-2009 (PDF file 1.38MB)
Summary Report (August 2009) - 2007-2008 (PDF file 1.09MB)
The Victorian state trauma system. The first five years (September 2008) - July 2001–June 2006 (PDF file 1.72MB)
Summary report (August 2008) - 2006-2007 (PDF file 2.55MB)
Summary Report (August 2007) - 2005-2006 (PDF file 1128KB)
Summary Report (June 2006) - 2004-2005 (PDF file 960KB)
Summary Report (August 2005) - 2003-2004 (PDF 812KB)
Volume 1: Summary Report (Feb 2004) - 2002-2003 (PDF 506KB)
Volume 2: Detailed data(Feb 2004) - 2002-2003 (PDF 757KB)
Volume 1: Summary Report (July 2003) - 2001-2002 (PDF 618KB)
Volume 2: Detailed data (July 2003) - 2001-2002 (PDF 525KB)
Major Trauma Data Review: Modelling the impact of the Trauma Triage Guidelines - August 2001 (PDF file 243KB)

Special Focus Reports

Special Focus Report - Spinal Cord Injury (December 2009) (PDF file 170KB)
Special Focus Report - Burns (December 2009) (PDF file 139KB)