 To reduce the preventable trauma death rate in Korea by 20%, the government has established regional trauma centers and a trauma care system, with 17 centers to be verified by 2020. A trauma specialist medical staff's role is essential for achieving this goal, as a trauma system involves a broad range of healthcare fields and requires sophisticated systemic approaches. Surveillance is an initial component, which can start with collecting data and analyzing them thoroughly with a suitable trauma scoring system to describe the characteristics of injured patients in Korea. The Korean Trauma Data Bank, KTDB, can be used for a predictive model in Korea. This article was authored by Kiam Won Young, John Cook Jong Lee, and Ji Young Kim.