Guideline for the assessment of trauma centres for South Africa

Hospital-based injury data from level III institution in Cameroon: Retrospective analysis of the present registration system

“…Rare previous attempts to improve on the data collection systems in low income settings include the South African Trauma Bank registry that was designed for use in specifically developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa. 18 Despite missing data, some important findings can be appreciated from the epidemiological exploration of the hospital data reported here. The peak of incidence observed in December/ January and July/August is probably related to the fact that these periods correspond to Christmas break and academic summer holidays, respectively.…”

The spectrum and outcome of paediatric traumatic brain injury in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa has not changed over the last two decades

“…[18][19][20] The huge burden of trauma in SA is overwhelming and requires a co-ordinated public health-based response. This response must combine curative efforts with prevention strategies.…”

“…As we have shown, there is a male predominance especially in children older than three. A bimodal age distribution is often described, with very young children (0 -2 years) and adolescents [16][17][18][19] being more commonly injured. In our study, mild TBI (GCS ≥13) constituted >80% of injuries and only ~10% of patients needed an operation.…”

Assessing Trauma Care Capabilities of the Health Centers in Northern Ghana

“…From 1990 to 2010, the number of deaths due to injury increased 24 %, while deaths due to communicable diseases decreased 17 % [1]. Injury from motor vehicle crash (MVC) is the eighth leading cause of death overall and the most common cause of death for people aged [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]. In addition, MVC poses a disproportionate burden on lower middle-income countries (LMICs) [2].…”