title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA. kmattox2@aol.com
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mattox
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014218:Triage / Q000379:methods*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000145:classification*