Table 1 Structure of the survey

General section

Trauma center category

Distance between helipad, CT facility and trauma room

Method for alerting off-duty staff

Neurosurgery section

"What is the process for the care of a patient with severe traumatic brain injury at your hospital?"

Whether trepanation is performed

Material and personnel supply; time interval until the person performing the intervention is available

Possibility of subsequent monitoring (ICP/EVD)

Thoracic surgery section

"What is the process for the care of a patient with a penetrating chest injury and circulatory arrest?"

Whether an exploratory thoracotomy is performed in the trauma room (using an anterolateral approach in the supine position or clamshell thoracotomy)

Material and personnel supply; time interval until the person performing the intervention is available

Presence of a cardiac surgery unit and a thoracic surgery unit

Vascular surgery section

Whether balloon occlusion of the aorta is performed using the REBOA technique in patients with massive intraabdominal or pelvic bleeding

Material supply for the REBOA technique

Presence of a vascular surgery unit

Trauma surgery section

Number of pelvic cradles or pelvic slings

Number of tourniquets

Number of external fixation systems