ESTABLISHMENT OF TRAUMA AND CRITICAL CARE SYSTEM IN POST-CONFLICT AND LOW RESOURCE COUNTRIES.

Abstract

Injury remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality especially in low and middle income countries (LMIC) and in post conflict areas around the world. There is an urgent call for the development of an efficient, not necessarily robust, trauma care system integrating coordinated prehospital emergency medical systems and healthcare facilities tailored to existing resources. A first step in this process is the need for capacity and needs-assessment and substantial collaborative efforts at the local, national, and international levels in order to systematically plan, organize, and ultimately prevent or mitigate the devastating burden of trauma worldwide.