Role of Trauma Center in Disaster Management Situated at National Highways and Establishment Plan of Trauma Centers at CPEC

Abstract

Disasters are increasing day by day across the world consequently leading to death at unimaginable level due to earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, civil conflicts, terrorist activities etc. One of manmade disasters is road traffic accidents which lead to severe injuries or may cause death for people notably aged 1 to 44 years. Consistently, the lives of about 1.25 million people are at risk due road accidents. Approximately more than 20-50 million people sustain non-fatal injuries which may lead to disability. At the time of response to any disaster event our first priority is to save lives which take place in two steps i.e. managing the life threatening injuries and preventing further injuries by properly handling of the primary injuries to prevent secondary injuries. For prevention of secondary injuries and successful recovery of injuries we need the emergency medical services and trauma centers at easy access.