Background Out-of-hospital emergency care (OHEC), also known as prehospital care, has
been shown to reduce morbidity and mortality from serious illness. We sought to summarize …

Background The large burden of injuries falls disproportionately on low/middle-income
countries (LMICs). Health system interventions improve outcomes in high-income countries …

BACKGROUND: The burden of injury is greatest in developing countries. Trauma systems
have reduced mortality in developed countries and trauma registries are known to be …

Background In the developed world, multiple injury severity scores have been used for
trauma patient evaluation and study. However, few studies have supported the effectiveness …

Abstract Background Every year, about 1.2 million people die through road traffic crashes
worldwide. Majority of these deaths occur in Africa where most of their emergency medical …

BACKGROUND: Metropolitan and rural Western Australia (WA) major trauma transport times
are extremely different. We compared outcomes from these different systems of care …

Background About 5.8 million people die each year as a result of injuries, and nearly 90% of
these deaths occur in low and middle-income countries (LMIC). Trauma scoring is a …

Background More than half of deaths in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) result
from conditions that could be treated with emergency care-an integral component of …

Quantifying the severity of traumatic injury has been foundational for the standardization of
outcomes, quality improvement research, and health policy throughout the evolution of …

Objective Motorcyclists are frequently involved in road traffic accidents and may suffer
polytraumatic injuries, contributing a substantial burden on healthcare systems particularly …