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Trauma Care in Resource Challenged Environments

Objectives. Trauma the neglected scourgeCases for DiscussionHow do we deliver trauma care?Addressing the Needs in Taiwan

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Trauma Care in Resource Challenged Environments

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    1. Trauma Care in Resource Challenged Environments Presenter: Michael J Bullard MD Professor Department of EM University of Alberta

    2. Objectives Trauma the neglected scourge Cases for Discussion How do we deliver trauma care? Addressing the Needs in Taiwan & Africa Understanding impediments to trauma care capacity building Summary

    3. Introduction Trauma leading cause of death ages 5 - 45 everywhere except Africa (trauma deaths higher than west, but HIV/TB even higher) MVCs account for 2.2% of all global mortality 90% of all MVCs occurred in low - middle income countries Get trauma stats for Canada, Africa, Taiwan +/- othersGet trauma stats for Canada, Africa, Taiwan +/- others

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