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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.

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