We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Twenty-four Hour Trauma Team at the University Hospital of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica - The Time is Now.
- Authors
Hart, N.; Dasgupta, S.; Williams, E. W.; Williams-Johnson, J.
- Abstract
The author discusses the organization and institution of the hospital trauma team in West Indies, Kingston and Jamaica. He states that creating a functioning trauma team may decrease preventable deaths and may provide a safe evaluation of a trauma patient. An overview of ideal trauma team is offered which comprises specialists from emergency medicine, general surgery and anaesthetics. The author suggests introducing a trauma team service to the University Hospital of West Indies.
- Subjects
WEST Indies; JAMAICA; WOUNDS &; injuries; TRAUMA centers; EMERGENCY medicine; ANESTHETICS
- Publication
West Indian Medical Journal, 2012, Vol 61, Issue 3, p211
- ISSN
0043-3144
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.7727/wimj.2012.043