Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 33, Issue 6 , Pages 540-544 , December 2007

Strengthening the Care of the Injured Globally: The Role of Emergency Nursing

  • Charles Mock, MD, PhD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Seattle, Wash
    • Corresponding Author InformationFor correspondence, write to: Charles Mock, MD, Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, Box 359960, Harborview Medical Center, 325 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104
    • ,
  • Lydia Owusu-Sekyere, SRN (Adv. Diploma in Perioperative Nursing)

      Affiliations

    • Kumasi, Ghana

References 

  1. Krug EG, Sharma GK, Lozano R. The global burden of injuries. Am J Pub Health. 2000;90:523–526
  2. Mock CN, Jurkovich GJ, nii-Amon-Kotei D, Arreola-Risa C, Maier RV. Trauma mortality patterns in three nations at different economic levels: Implications for global trauma system development. J Trauma. 1998;44:804–814
  3. Arreola-Risa C, Mock CN, Lojero-Wheatly L, de la Cruz O, Garcia C, Canavati-Ayub F, et al. Low cost improvements in prehospital trauma care in a Latin American city. J Trauma. 2000;48:119–124
  4. Husum H, Gilbert M, Wisborg T, Heng YV, Murad M. Rural prehospital trauma systems improve trauma outcome in low-income countries: A prospective study from North Iraq and Cambodia. J Trauma. 2003;54:1188–1196
  5. Ali J, Adams R, Butler AK, Chang H, Howard M, Gonsalves D, et al. Trauma outcome improves following the advanced trauma life support program in a developing country. J Trauma. 1993;34:890–898
  6. Chardbunchachai W, Suppachutikul A, Santikarn C. Development of service system for injury patients by utilizing data from the Trauma Registry (ISBN: 974-294-569-1). Khon Kaen, Thailand: Office of Research and Textbook Project, Khon Kaen Hospital; 2002;
  7. Mock C, Lormand JD, Goosen J, Joshipura M, Peden M. Guidelines for essential trauma care. Geneva: WHO; 2004;
  8. Sasser S, Varghese M, Kellermann A, Lormand J. Prehospital trauma care systems. Geneva: WHO; 2005;
  9. Mock C, Joshipura M, Goosen J, Maier R. Overview of the Essential Trauma Care Project. World J Surg. 2006;30:919–929
  10. Mock C, Nguyen S, Quansah R, Arreola-Risa C, Viradia R, Joshipura M. Evaluation of trauma care capabilities in four countries using the WHO-IATSIC Guidelines for Essential Trauma Care. World J Surg. 2006;30:946–956
  11. Arreola-Risa C, Mock C, Vega Rivera F, Romero Hicks E, Guzman Solana F, Porras Ramirez G, et al. Evaluating trauma care capabilities in Mexico with the World Health Organization's Guidelines for Essential Trauma Care. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2006;19:94–103
  12. Nguyen S, Mock C. Improvements in trauma care capabilities in Vietnam through use of the WHO-IATSIC Guidelines for Essential Trauma Care. Int J Inj Contr Saf Promot. 2006;13:125–127
  13. Fort M, Mercer M, Gish O. Sickness and wealth. Cambridge (MA): South End Press; 2004;

 Section Editor: Pat Clutter, RN, MEd, CEN, FAEN

 Earn Up to 8 CE Hours. See page 593.

PII: S0099-1767(07)00453-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2007.08.005

Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 33, Issue 6 , Pages 540-544 , December 2007

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