title: Reply to the letter to the editor of R. M. Hasler et al.
authors.affiliation: CHUV - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Rue du Bugnon 46, BH-05.300, 1011, Lausanne (Vaud), SWITZERLAND; catherine.heim@chuv.ch.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Heim
authors.affiliation: Anesthesiology department, CHUV - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schoettker
authors.affiliation: Medical director CHUV - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois.
authors.forename: Jean-Blaise
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Wasserfallen
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014193:Trauma Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*