The necessity of a holistic response to minimize the morbidity and mortality attributed to road traffic injuries

摘要

Road traffic injuries have been associated with significant financial burden on individuals and their families [1]. This is due to the cost incurred for treatment, resulting loss of productivity (those killed or disabled), and for family members who had to apply leave from their job and take care of the injured person [1-2]. The available global estimates suggest that close to 1.3 million people lost their lives on an annual basis [3]. Further, 9 out of 10 deaths are reported in developing nations, which clearly reflects the existing deficits in the environmental attributes, pre-hospital trauma care, health care infrastructure, and trained personnel [3-4].