Abstract: Trauma is the main cause of death in the world, so that this is categorized as a public health issue. Trauma cases are common in the young age and most productive age groups with an age range of 15-44 years (Polinder et al., 2006; Mackenzie, 2000). Trauma is one of the leading causes of death with a mortality rate of 180,000 people per year in the United States (Ciriello et al., 2013). 10% of deaths worldwide are caused by trauma (Maegel, 2010). It is estimated that by 2020, 8.4 million people will die each year due to trauma, and trauma from traffic accidents will beranked third in causing disability worldwide and ranks second in developing countries (Udeani, 2013). In Indonesia, there were 108,696 traffic accidents with 31,195 fatalities in 2011 (BPS, 2011). Based on data from the Emergency Service of Dr. Saiful Anwar General HospitalMalang, 46% of the patients were........
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