Citation

Knight PR, Thomas EJ. Can. Fam. Physician 1980; 26: 1327-1332.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1980, College of Family Physicians of Canada)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

21293698

PMCID

PMC2383744

Abstract

The modern epidemic of motor vehicle accidents claims more lives, creates more morbidity and causes more property damage every successive year. Prevention is a responsibility of every family practitioner as he prescribes and counsels in his office. He has a limited role at an accident scene, but here he supports the patient and may assist personnel of ambulance, police or fire services. In the receiving hospital emergency room the priorities of emergency care, investigations and the indications for transfer of the patient to another facility are discussed. If the victim dies, the relatives' mourning is helped by organ donation and the initiative of the family practitioner in these circumstances may help many people.

Language: en