Strengthening care for injured persons in less developed countries: A case study of Ghana and Mexico
- 1 April 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Injury Control and Safety Promotion
- Vol. 10 (1-2) , 45-51
- https://doi.org/10.1076/icsp.10.1.45.14114
Abstract
In all countries, the priority for reducing road traffic injuries should be prevention. Nonetheless, there are low-cost ways to strengthen the care of injured persons, that will help to lower the toll from road traffic. The purpose of this review was to elucidate ways to accomplish this goal in the context of less developed countries. Studies selected for this review were obtained by Medline review, selecting on key words such as trauma, injury, trauma care, essential health services, and developing country. Articles pertaining to any country and all available years were considered. In addition, the authors utilized articles from the gray literature and journals from Mexico and Ghana that are not Medline referenced. Studies surveyed point to road safety and other forms of injury prevention, as well as prehospital care, as likely priorities for developing countries. Nonetheless, hospital-based improvements can contribute to decreases in mortality and, especially, decreases in disability. For both prehospit...Keywords
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