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Road
Safety
Sri Lanka completes report on Global Status
Report on Road Safety.
Motorcycle Helmet Survey
Trauma Secretariat completes Motorcycle Helmet
Survey.
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Trauma is the leading cause of
hospitalization in Sri Lanka.
Trauma accounts for almost
600,000 patients per year in
Government Hospitals.
Most moderate to severe trauma
results from Road Traffic Crashes.
Road traffic crashes have increased by 249% between 1977 and 2004..
Road traffic fatalities increased by
160% |
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A comprehensive trauma care system is set up by
integrating prevention, pre-hospital care,
hospital care and rehabilitation into one
system that
includes surveillance and policy development. |
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The vision of the national Trauma Secretariat of
Sri Lanka is that timely, appropriate, quality and
cost-effective medical care is provided to trauma
victims by a coordinated, sustainable trauma
system with improved preparedness. |
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Contact Details |
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Trauma Secretariat
of Sri Lanka
National Hospital,
Accident & Orthopaedic Service,
Regent Street,
Colombo 8, Sri Lanka
Phone: +94 011-269-2534
Fax: +94 011-269-2534
Email: info@traumaseclanka.gov.lk
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Primary Trauma Care
Regional Conference
Date: December 5-7, 2008
Venue: Trans Asia Hotel, Colombo |
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