Citation

Plani F, Carson P. Injury 2008; 39(Suppl 5): S43-53.

Affiliation

Trauma Surgery, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, NT, Australia. frank.plani@nt.gov.au

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/S0020-1383(08)70028-7

PMID

19130917

Abstract

Trauma systems have been shown to provide the best trauma care for injured patients. A trauma system developed for Indigenous people should take into account many factors including geographical remoteness and cultural diversity. Indigenous people suffer from a significant intentional and non-intentional burden of injury, often greater than non-Indigenous populations, and a public health approach in dealing with trauma can be adopted. This includes transport issues, prevention and control of intentional violence, cultural sensitization of health providers, community emergency responses, community rehabilitation and improving resilience. The ultimate aim is to decrease the trauma burden through a trauma system with which indigenous people can fully identify.

Language: en