Establishing injury surveillance in emergency departments in Nepal: protocol for mixed methods prospective study

• Main Authors: Dan Magnus (Author), Santosh Bhatta (Author), Julie Mytton (Author), Elisha Joshi (Author), Emma L. Bird (Author), Sumiksha Bhatta (Author), Sunil Raja Manandhar (Author), Sunil Kumar Joshi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Globally, injuries cause more than 5 million deaths annually, a similar number to those from HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria combined. In people aged between 5 and 44 years of age trauma is the leading cause of death and disability and the burden is highest in low- and middle-incom...