A trauma center (or trauma centre) is a hospital equipped and staffed to provide care for patients suffering from major traumatic injuries such as falls, motor vehicle collisions, gunshot wounds or accidents. A trauma center may also refer to an emergency department (also known as a "casualty department" or "accident & emergency") without the presence of specialized services to care for victims of major trauma. Trauma is a major health concern of the modern world and is the second leading cause of death and disability in the age group between 15 to 44 years. Approximately twenty million people are killed or injured every year due to the road traffic accidents. Similarly 1.66 million deaths were attributed to violence in the year 2000. The economic cost for the care of trauma victims and its after effects, puts an enormous strain on the resources of the countries but the impact upon the family is far worse as most of the victims are usually the sole bread winners. However with timely and appropriate prehospital and hospital based medical care, it is possible to reduce the mortality and morbidity as a consequence of trauma. These problems can be managed very easily by simple measures, thereby preventing the fatalities or reducing the severity of damage. The situation in Pakistan is worse because there is an ever increasing number of trauma victims due to road traffic accidents and increasing violence and there is lack of timely provision of appropriate prehospital/ hospital based medical care. Unfortunately the prehospital trauma care system does not exist in Pakistan. The initial help to the trauma victims is usually provided by relatives or people at the scene of accident and it is nothing more than putting the victim in any form of available transport on the way to hospital. Transportation of these victims has improved in the cities due to efforts by the NGOs and government Rescue service 1122 but the traffic congestion is becoming a major hindrance by consuming lots of the precious time.
Services
Enlisted below are the main services:
- USG
- Management of Cardiac Emergencies
- Management of Medical Emergencies
- Management of RSA and Trauma Emergencies
- Deal with Surgical Emergencies