@article{ref1,
title="International needs in pediatric trauma",
journal="Seminars in Pediatric Surgery",
year="2022",
author="Gettig, Kelly and Maxson, R. Todd",
volume="31",
number="5",
pages="e151223-e151223",
abstract="Section snippets Poverty & RTIs  The global public health agenda has historically prioritized communicable diseases in the delivery of health care for developing countries, with a more recent recognition of the importance of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. However, this is being challenged by organizations with a voice on the global stage. The Lancet Poverty Commission reports that priorities for the poorest billion people must include injuries, specifically road traffic injuries which...   Prevention & policy  Both intentional and unintentional childhood injuries are predictable, preventable, and controllable. Unintentional injuries include RTIs, drowning, burns, falls, sports-related injuries, suffocation, and poisonings. Intentional injuries can be due to assault, self-inflicted violence, and war. Worldwide efforts have been made to strengthen data collection, identify risks, and implement and evaluate interventions with the dissemination of best-practice initiatives for larger-scale adoption. The...   Surveillance  Injury surveillance is a critical component of evidence-based global trauma care, and national trauma registries are integral to decreasing morbidity and mortality through quality improvement measures. The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACSCOT) been a key leader in implementation of surveillance standardization in North America, and a number of national trauma databases have been set up across Europe, Israel, Japan, and Australia. International trauma center benchmarking has...   Call to action  Child injury is a major international health problem that requires our immediate attention and a shift in the traditional priorities of the public health community. While childhood trauma has historically been neglected in global pediatric health initiatives, there is a growing social movement to elevate trauma as a significant contributor to childhood morbidity and mortality. Roughly half of the world's population is now younger than 25 years, with increasing automobile traffic that leads to...<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1055-8586",
doi="10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2022.151223",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2022.151223"
}