The decrepit state of trauma care in under-developed healthcare settings

The escalating number of deaths attributed to injuries in developing countries approximates 90% of trauma related mortality worldwide.1 Trauma burdens the fragile economic and health environments of developing nations, especially when survival culminates into permanent disability of individuals that contribute to the workforce.1 Timely and adequate provision of trauma care determines the survival and functional outcomes of trauma patients — factors which are grossly overlooked in under-developed healthcare settings.