About the Authors

Belinda J. Gabbe

belinda.gabbe@monash.edu

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, National Trauma Research Institute, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Ronan A. Lyons

Affiliation School of Medicine, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, United Kingdom

Fiona E. Lecky

Affiliations The Trauma Audit and Research Network, Health Sciences Research Group, School of Community Based Medicine, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, University of Manchester, Salford Royal Hospital, Salford, United Kingdom, Department of Emergency Medicine, Salford Royal Hospital, Salford, United Kingdom

Omar Bouamra

Affiliation The Trauma Audit and Research Network, Health Sciences Research Group, School of Community Based Medicine, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, University of Manchester, Salford Royal Hospital, Salford, United Kingdom

Maralyn Woodford

Affiliation The Trauma Audit and Research Network, Health Sciences Research Group, School of Community Based Medicine, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, University of Manchester, Salford Royal Hospital, Salford, United Kingdom

Timothy J. Coats

Affiliations The Trauma Audit and Research Network, Health Sciences Research Group, School of Community Based Medicine, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, University of Manchester, Salford Royal Hospital, Salford, United Kingdom, Accident and Emergency Department, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, United Kingdom

Peter A. Cameron

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, National Trauma Research Institute, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Emergency and Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BJG RAL FEL OB MW PAC. Performed the experiments: BJG RAL OB FEL. Analyzed the data: BJG RAL FEL OB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BJG RAL FEL OB MW TJC PAC. Wrote the paper: BJG RAL FEL OB MW TJC PAC.