ArticleJournal of athletic training2024
Geographic Disparity in Distance to Trauma Care in Secondary Schools Across the United States.
Article in Journal of athletic training, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
2 citing papers in PubMed.
- Athletic Training Services Trends Between Public and Private High Schools: A 5-Year Retrospective Analysis.Journal of athletic training · 2025Article
- Geographic Remoteness, Socioeconomic Status, and Healthcare Access: Emergency Preparedness of South Dakota Secondary Schools.Translational sports medicine · 2025Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
7 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
contextGeographic disparities exist in trauma care (ie, "trauma center desert") within the United States. An athletic trainer (AT) on site at secondary schools (SSs) may help enhance collaboration with emergency medical systems and potentially lead to better outcomes after catastrophic injuries. However, access to AT services relative to the location of level I or II (ie, tertiary) trauma centers remains unknown.
objectivesTo visualize and describe the distance between SSs and trauma centers and compare access to AT services across the United States.
designCross-sectional study.
settingPublic and private SSs with interscholastic athletics programs in the United States. PATIENTS OR OTHER
participantsSurvey data obtained through the Athletic Training Locations and Services (ATLAS) project database between September 2019 and April 2023. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): The minimum distance from each SS to a tertiary trauma center was calculated on Tableau Desktop by geocoding with longitude and latitude. The status and level of AT employment were obtained from the ATLAS project database. The odds and percentages of access to AT services were examined by distance ranges.
resultsA total of 18 244 SSs were included in the analyses. Of these, 75% (n = 13 613) were located within 50 miles (81 km) of a tertiary trauma center. The odds of access to AT services were 2.74 (95% CI = 2.56, 2.93) times greater in SSs situated within 50 miles of a tertiary trauma center (P < .001). Additionally, SSs located more than 60 miles (97 km) from a tertiary trauma center had decreased access to AT services (R2 = 0.9192).
conclusionThis study highlighted the geographic disparities in distance to trauma care for SSs in the United States. Those SSs located more than 60 miles from trauma centers had reduced odds of access to AT services. Identification of geographic trends of AT services relative to the location of tertiary trauma centers is a critical first step in preventing fatal consequences of catastrophic injuries.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.