title: Optimism about superfluous injury and unnecessary suffering: a system of measurement with potential for controls.
authors.affiliation: Section of Trauma Services, Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, British Columbia, Canada.
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Kirkpatrick
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chun
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Simons
mesh_terms: D000533:Altruism; D016208:Databases, Factual; D006801:Humans; D012011:Red Cross; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D014754:Violence; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000145:classification*