Citation

Samuel JC, Akinkuotu A, Baloyi P, Villaveces A, Charles A, Lee CN, Miller W, Hoffman IF, Muyco AP. Trop. Doct. 2010; 40(2): 98-99.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery, Kamuzu Central Hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi jsamuel@unch.unc.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1258/td.2009.090009

PMID

20305105

PMCID

PMC3290406

Abstract

Injury is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Utilizing a partnership between Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) and the University of North Carolina Departments of Surgery, we describe an approach to injury surveillance, examine the utility of trauma scoring systems, and outline steps necessary before such scoring systems can be reliably instituted in a resource-constrained setting.

Language: en