Musculoskeletal trauma service in Thailand
Trauma is becoming a leading cause of death in most of the low-income and middle-income countries worldwide. The growing number of motor vehicles far surpasses the development and upkeep of the road and highway networks, traffic laws, and driver training and licensing. In Thailand, road traffic inju...
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th-mahidol.195112018-07-12T09:37:42Z Musculoskeletal trauma service in Thailand Banchong Mahaisavariya Mahidol University Medicine Trauma is becoming a leading cause of death in most of the low-income and middle-income countries worldwide. The growing number of motor vehicles far surpasses the development and upkeep of the road and highway networks, traffic laws, and driver training and licensing. In Thailand, road traffic injuries have become the second leading cause of death and morbidity overall since 1990. The lack of improvement to existing roadways, implementation of traffic safety and ridership laws including seatbelt regulations, and poor emergency medical assistance support systems all contribute to these statistics. An insufficient number and inequitable distribution of healthcare professionals is also a national problem, especially at the district level. Prehospital care of trauma patients remains insufficient and improvements at the national level are suggested. © 2008 The Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons. 2018-07-12T02:37:42Z 2018-07-12T02:37:42Z 2008-10-01 Conference Paper Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. Vol.466, No.10 (2008), 2323-2328 10.1007/s11999-008-0385-2 15281132 0009921X 2-s2.0-52649150897 https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/19511 Mahidol University SCOPUS https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=52649150897&origin=inward |
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Trauma is becoming a leading cause of death in most of the low-income and middle-income countries worldwide. The growing number of motor vehicles far surpasses the development and upkeep of the road and highway networks, traffic laws, and driver training and licensing. In Thailand, road traffic injuries have become the second leading cause of death and morbidity overall since 1990. The lack of improvement to existing roadways, implementation of traffic safety and ridership laws including seatbelt regulations, and poor emergency medical assistance support systems all contribute to these statistics. An insufficient number and inequitable distribution of healthcare professionals is also a national problem, especially at the district level. Prehospital care of trauma patients remains insufficient and improvements at the national level are suggested. © 2008 The Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons. |
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