Abstract
Injuries have become a major cause of death and disability globally. This is true in developed countries as well as low- and middle-income countries (LMICs, or developing countries). In most developed countries, rates of death from injuries have been declining in recent years, whereas they are continuing to rise in most LMICs, due primarily to increasing rates of road traffic crashes. 1. Krug EG Sharma GK Lozano R The global burden of injuries. Am J Pub Health. 2000; 90: 523-526 Crossref PubMed Scopus (816) Google Scholar Charles Mock is Professor of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash. Lydia Owusu-Sekyere, is Nurse-in-Charge, Polyclinic Theatre, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana.
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