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Last published 2023
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Terry Collins

Researcher

Also affiliated: Northwestern University (2023); Queensland Police Service (2001); Arkansas Children's Hospital (2002–2023); Association of Military Surgeons of the United States (2002); University of Arkansas Medical Center (1996); Institutul National de Sanatate Publica (2002); Materials Modification (United States) (2002); Arkansas Department of Health (2023)

Faculty Researcher

6 h-index 11 pubs 194 cited

  • Humans
  • Wounds and Injuries
  • Trauma Centers
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Male
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Arkansas
  • Middle Aged
  • Adolescent
  • Registries
  • Investments
  • Taxes
  • Plasma
  • Resuscitation

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Terry Collins' research focuses on trauma systems and the outcomes of emergency medical care, particularly within rural state contexts. His work has investigated critical aspects of trauma management, including access to balanced blood products for patients in rural areas and the comparative accuracy of chest radiographs versus ultrasound in diagnosing pneumothorax for tube thoracostomy. Collins has also examined strategies for reducing preventable mortality in state trauma systems through continuous review and provider education, analyzing large datasets of trauma deaths. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 6, with 11 total publications and 193 citations. Key collaborators at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences include Kyle J. Kalkwarf, Austin Porter, Ronald D. Robertson, and Charles D. Mabry, with whom he has co-authored multiple publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 6
  • Publications: 11
  • Citations: 194

Selected Publications

  • Progressive Reduction in Preventable Mortality in a State Trauma System Using Continuous Preventable Mortality Review to Drive Provider Education: Results of Analyzing 1,979 Trauma Deaths from 2015 to 2022 (2023)
    Journal of the American College of Surgeons 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Are Chest Radiographs or Ultrasound More Accurate in Predicting a Pneumothorax or Need for a Thoracostomy Tube in Trauma Patients? (2023)
    The American Surgeon 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Access to Immediately Available Balanced Blood Products in a Rural State’s Trauma System (2023)
    The American Surgeon 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Does the Institution of a Statewide Trauma System Reduce Preventable Mortality and Yield a Positive Return on Investment for Taxpayers? (2017)
    Journal of the American College of Surgeons 21 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The Negative Impact of the Repeal of the Arkansas Motorcycle Helmet Law (2002)
    The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care 65 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Missed injuries in a rural area trauma center (1996)
    The American Journal of Surgery 60 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Severe acidosis alone does not predict mortality in the trauma patient (1995)
    The American Journal of Surgery 20 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Collaboration Network

19 Collaborators 5 Institutions 1 Country

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