RT Book, Section
A1 Smith, Wade R.
A1 Stahel, Philip F.
A1 Suzuki, Takashi
A1 Gabrielle, Peacher
A2 Skinner, Harry B.
A2 McMahon, Patrick J.
SR Print(0)
ID 57810297
T1 Chapter 2. Musculoskeletal Trauma Surgery
T2 Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Orthopedics, 5e
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-159075-4
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57810297
RD 2024/04/23
AB Injury  has  become  a  major  cause  of  death  and  disability  globally.  Trauma  is  the  leading  cause  of  death  for  people  age  1–34  years  of  all  races  and  socioeconomic  levels  and  the  third  leading  cause  of  death  for  all  age  groups.  Traumatic  motor  vehicle  accidents  (MVAs)  are  the  leading  cause  of  traumatic  death.  Approximately  1.3  million  people  die  on  the  world's  roads  every  year.  Over  20  million  people  sustain  nonfatal  injuries.  In  2010,  death  from  road  traffic  accidents  was  the  ninth  cause  of  all  deaths;  it  is  estimated  to  be  the  fifth  leading  cause  of  death  by  2030,  resulting  in  2.4  million  fatalities  per  year.  The  economic  impact  of  MVAs  is  approximately  $230  billion  in  the  United  States  and  180  billion  in  the  European  Union.  The  global  losses  due  to  road  traffic  injuries  are  estimated  to  be  $518  billion,  and  these  injuries  cost  governments  between  1  and  3%  of  their  gross  national  product.  Low-income  and  middle-income  countries  account  for  $65  billion,  which  is  more  than  they  receive  in  development  assistance.