The Economics of Emergency Care
Trauma Care Gaps
Why many Indian districts lack trauma centres, how highway trauma care is planned, and the role of AIIMS's Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre.
Trauma care treats serious injuries.
Gaps
Many districts lack trauma centres with surgeons, CT scans and blood.
Highways
Accident victims on highways may be hours from trauma care.
Apex centre
The Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre at AIIMS Delhi is a leading trauma centre.
Planning
Schemes aim to set up trauma centres along highways and in districts.
Staffing
Trauma care needs 24/7 staff, which is hard to maintain in small towns.
Economics
Investment in trauma care saves young working lives.
A crash victim on a rural highway is driven two hours to the nearest trauma centre.
Specialised trauma centres are needed.
- Many districts lack trauma centres.
- Highway victims face long trips.
- AIIMS runs an apex trauma centre.
- Trauma care saves young lives.
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