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NORTH CAROLINA CHAPTER, AMERICAN TRAUMA SOCIETY
by Sharon Rhyne, Hospital and Trauma Specialist, NC OEMS

ABOUT THE AMERICAN TRAUMA SOCIETY

The American Trauma Society (ATS) was founded in 1968 and is the leading national organization dedicated to both reducing preventable injuries and improving trauma care. It promotes trauma prevention and the establishment of trauma systems as the principal ways to reduce the toll of trauma.

 The North Carolina Division of the American Trauma Society was first chartered in 1989.  It now maintains its own web site at www.ncats.org

Links

  1. American Trauma Society (national organization)

  2. North Carolina Division of the American Trauma Society

  3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  4. Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine