At the Dr. David S. Mulder Trauma Centre, we see more than 12,000 patients each year and they require prompt care to give them better chances of surviving or avoiding long-term disabilities. More than 1,500  have to stay in the hospital for treatment because their injuries are so serious. The average length of stay in our hospital following a trauma is 12.2 days.

Here are some facts about these patients:  

One in three people over the age of 65 falls at least once a year. More than 90 percent of hip fractures result from falls and 40 percent of people in long-term care centres are there because of a hip fracture. 
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Motor vehicle collisions are the second leading cause of injury in trauma patients arriving at our centre. 
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Almost 60 percent of our patients are male. Teens and young adults become trauma patients far too often. 
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Did you know? The life-years lost or spent disabled that follow a traumatic injury may be more than half a lifetime.