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Global Surgery Episode 2: Trauma Care in Resource-Limited Settings
Join us for another episode of our Global Surgery series, where we have a special focus on trauma care in resource-limited settings.
Traumatic injury remains one of the largest burdens of disease and causes of mortality internationally. The WHO estimates that 4.4 million lives are lost to traumatic injuries per year, accounting for approximately 8% of all deaths. Notably, traumatic injuries are the top killer of children, adolescents, and young adults, compounding the patient-years lost. Trauma is ubiquitous–accidents and injuries happen all over the globe, and thus differences in trauma…
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