Because trauma injury is so wide-ranging and devastating, there are myriad organizations dedicated to addressing different aspects of the trauma epidemic: from care provider groups of surgeons, nurses and medics; to groups who target specific traumatic events such as motor vehicle collisions or traumatic brain injuries; to those that care for and meet the needs of injured veterans. The National Trauma Institute is proud to support these groups where possible, recognizing that our mission—to reduce death and disability resulting from traumatic injury—goes hand-in-hand with their goals.
| ORGANIZATION | MISSION |
| The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma | Furthers the study and practice of traumatic surgery in its various departments in the United States and Canada; furnishes leadership and fosters advances in the surgery of trauma. | Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma | Furnishes leadership and fosters advances in the care of injured patients. | The United States Army Institute of Surgical Research | Dedicated to both laboratory and clinical trauma research; provides requirements-driven combat casualty care medical solutions and products for injured soldiers; provides state-of-the-art trauma, burn, and critical care to Department of Defense beneficiaries around the world and civilians in our trauma region; and provides Burn Special Medical Augmentation Response Teams. | American Association of Neurological Surgeons | Dedicated to advancing the specialty of neurological surgery in order to promote the highest quality of patient care. | Foundation for Burns and Trauma Incorporated | Assists burn victims and their families in becoming burn survivors through rehabilitation, treatment and research; reduces death and injury from burns and fire through prevention education; and serves as an advocacy partner for the prevention of trauma associated with other injuries. | North Texas Regional Advisory Council | Advances the state of health care for the victims of trauma within the counties of Trauma Service Area C; improves public awareness of the methods of accessing the trauma care system and Improves public awareness of the methods of prevention of trauma. | SIDRAN Institute | Helps people understand, recover from, and treat traumatic stress (including PTSD) , dissociative disorders, and co-occurring issues, such as addictions, self injury, and suicidality. | European Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery | Promotes emergency surgery and trauma surgery, in general, and disseminates interest, knowledge, and quality in these fields all over Europe. | Australasian Trauma Society | Focuses on multidisciplinary trauma management and, as such, members from many different specialties come together to network across specialties both in New Zealand and Australia and internationally with colleagues working in the field of trauma. | Orthopedic Web Links | The largest index of online information for orthopaedic surgeons, residents, nurses, patients, vendors and allied health professionals interested in orthopaedic surgery and traumatology. OWL is a free, web-based resource. | Trauma Society of South Africa | Prevents and mitigates trauma through the propagation of quality treatment and appropriate surgical intervention, attempting to fulfill the aims of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration on Emergency Care for the injured in South Africa. | Trauma.ORG | An independent, non-profit organization providing global education, information and communication resources for professionals in trauma and critical care. |
