Trauma resource pit stop: increasing efficiency in the evaluation of lower severity trauma patients
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One year evaluation of trauma patients’ death
Worldwide trauma is currently the sixth leading cause of death, according to 10% of mortalities (1,2). Injury impact and the death from trauma are more common in males than females. People aged between 15 and 45 years include about half of the trauma deaths (3). Citizens of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) account for 89% of all deaths from trauma worldwide. This is particularly because...
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عنوان ژورنال: Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2397-5776
DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2020-000670