BOLIVIA TRAUMA INITIATIVE
are attributable annually to injuries, with 90% occurring in low- and middle-income countries like Bolivia.
Traumatic injuries include road traffic incidents, falls, burns, poisonings, drownings, and violence (assault, self-inflicted, or acts of war). General elements of a comprehensive trauma system should address these injuries through prevention, pre-hospital care, definitive hospital care, rehabilitation, process improvement, and patient safety initiatives. Effective trauma systems lead to improved patient survival, with up to a 20% decrease in mortality and improved functional outcomes.
4.8 to 5.8 million global deaths
The Bolivian Trauma initiative
has five main activities:
Surgical & Trauma Capacity Assessments
Qualitative Trauma System Evaluations
Community & First Responder Trauma
Training
Establishment of a Trauma Registry
Local Education & Research Capacity
Building
The above initiatives will facilitate the creation of evidence-based policy and interventions for injury prevention and trauma care quality improvements, in an effort to reduce injury morbidity and mortality within the Bolivian population.
(Trauma First Responder Course)
Our Partners
La Paz
Potosi
SEDES
Santa Cruz
