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The importance of trauma and trauma care within the society is stressed. Trauma incidence and mortality in the Netherlands have shown a decreasing trend, but remains a very important cause of death and suffering, and especially affect young individuals. In Chapter 2 the investigation is described, Chapter 3 presents the results, in Chapter 4 the results are discussed. Finally, in Chapter 5 the conclusions and recommendations are given.