Prehospital trauma care services in developing countries

Abstract

Trauma is a leading cause of death and disability especially amongst young people. Prehospital trauma care service remains a dynamic field of medicine for care of trauma patients. The goal of prehospital emergency care system should be to match the needs of the patients to the available resources so that optimal, prompt and cost-effective care can be offered. For bridging the wide gap between the actual and expected level of care, the urgent need must be appreciated by the community, administration, medical professionals and very positive steps should be taken to meet the future challenges. The authors included a “snapshot” of current articles applicable to prehospital trauma care in developing countries. The current review aims to explore the concept of “golden hour” and objectives, controversies and existing status of prehospital trauma care service using the recent evidence based literature in developing countries.

Citation: Anand LK, Singh M, Kapoor D. Prehospital trauma care services in developing countries. Anaesth Pain & Intensive Care 2013;17(1):65-70