Wigglesworth E C
Aust N Z J Surg. 1977 Apr;47(2):248-51. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1977.tb04280.x.
There is a growing body of new knowledge suggesting that trauma should no longer be conceptualized as a behavioural phenomenon with the associated connotations of chance, unexpectedness and blame worthiness. Instead, it should be regarded as a public health problem amenable to scientific, research-based strategies of the type that have been successfully introduced in the fight to conquer infectious disease. If progress is to be made in reducing the toll of accidental mortality and morbidity, the current need is for the increased allocation of resources to develop, extend and disseminate this new knowledge.
越来越多的新知识表明，创伤不应再被概念化为一种带有偶然性、意外性和应受责备等相关内涵的行为现象。相反，它应被视为一个公共卫生问题，适合采用在抗击传染病斗争中已成功引入的那种基于科学研究的策略。如果要在降低意外死亡率和发病率方面取得进展，当前需要增加资源分配，以发展、扩展和传播这一新知识。
