Govindarajan KK. Relevance of epidemiology data in trauma management. World J Clin Cases 2025; 13(9): 101115 [DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v13.i9.101115]
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Krishna Kumar Govindarajan, FACS, MBBS, MCh, MD, MNAMS, Professor, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry 605006, India. kkpeds@gmail.com
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Emergency Medicine
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Letter to the Editor
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World J Clin Cases. Mar 26, 2025; 13(9): 101115 Published online Mar 26, 2025. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v13.i9.101115
Relevance of epidemiology data in trauma management
Krishna Kumar Govindarajan
Krishna Kumar Govindarajan, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry 605006, India
Author contributions: Govindarajan KK wrote the article.
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Corresponding author: Krishna Kumar Govindarajan, FACS, MBBS, MCh, MD, MNAMS, Professor, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry 605006, India. kkpeds@gmail.com
Received: September 4, 2024 Revised: November 2, 2024 Accepted: November 26, 2024 Published online: March 26, 2025 Processing time: 98 Days and 21 Hours
Abstract
Trauma is a major cause of morbidity and mortality across the globe accounting for significant health burden. Relevance of trauma care revolves round prevention, planning and execution of safety regulations. Acquisition of the actual data regarding the type of trauma, affected age group, timings of trauma occurrence, involved part of the body constitute the initial steps in the building of the composite overview of the epidemiology of trauma. In succession, would be the measures directed towards avoidance of trauma and capacity building of trauma center.
Core Tip: Trauma is the current global epidemic, requiring relevant steps to tackle the trauma related morbidity and mortality. The knowledge gaps and deficiency in the health care management require to be suitably addressed by the accumulated data, which can be retrieved from a robust trauma registry.
