Open AccessEpidemiology of trauma in an acute care hospital in Singapore
Author(s) -
Lim Woan Wui,
Goh E. Shaun,
Ganesh Ramalingam,
Kenneth Mak Seek Wai
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of emergencies, trauma and shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 0974-519X
pISSN - 0974-2700
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2700.136860
Subject(s) - medicine , injury severity score , injury prevention , epidemiology , emergency medicine , exact test , major trauma , poison control , emergency department , population , retrospective cohort study , cause of death , acute care , head injury , occupational safety and health , statistical significance , medical emergency , surgery , health care , disease , environmental health , pathology , psychiatry , economics , economic growth
Trauma injury is the leading cause of mortality and hospitalization worldwide and the leading cause of potential years of productive life lost. Patients with multiple injuries are prevalent, increasing the complexity of trauma care and treatment. Better understanding of the nature of trauma risk and outcome could lead to more effective prevention and treatment strategies.