Citation

Leighton R. J. Orthop. Trauma 2014; 28(Suppl 1): S22-S25.

Affiliation

Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/BOT.0000000000000109

PMID

24857992

Abstract

As road traffic fatalities have emerged among the leading global threats to human health and safety, there is an imminent need for the mobilization of large medical organizations and private companies. Collectively, these partnerships can have a tremendous impact on road traffic safety through garnering funding for important initiatives, lobbying governments for policy reforms, and implementing organizational frameworks that foster the transfer of health-care knowledge to optimize trauma care in developing countries. In particular, concerted efforts by major orthopaedic associations can directly enable overwhelmed health-care systems to improve upon their prehospital care, emergency triage systems, trauma care protocols, and rehabilitation programs. The "SIGN" and "Broken Earth" programs serve as prime examples of the powerful impact international trauma organizations can have on global trauma initiatives.

Language: en