Central Ohio hospitals report a surge in severely injured patients this year compared to 2010, especially the past few months. The hospitals typically anticipate seeing treating more trauma patients from April to October, which has been dubbed “trauma season.” But this year has been busier than ever. According to the Ohio Department of Safety the most common injuries are falls, vehicle crashes and then assaults. Experts attribute this spike to Ohio’s population growth over the past decade, and also to poor decision making. “We’re a mobile society, and people are doing the darndest things,” said Dr. Doug Paul, trauma director at Grant Medical Center. To view the full article posted by the Columbus Dispatch go to::
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