Open AccessPost-crash emergency care: Availability and utilization pattern of existing facilities in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
Author(s) -
. Urfi,
Najam Khalique,
Anees Ahmad,
Syed Taheer Ahmad
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1251_19
Subject(s) - medicine , uttar pradesh , crash , medical emergency , toll , emergency medicine , road traffic , occupational safety and health , environmental health , socioeconomics , transport engineering , pathology , sociology , computer science , engineering , immunology , programming language
Road traffic injuries is estimated to be the ninth leading cause of death across all age groups globally. People in need of trauma care, after a road crash, are most likely to survive if they receive definitive care within the first hour (Golden hour) after the crash. Essential prehospital care includes prompt communication, treatment, and transport of injured people to formal healthcare facilities.