Qualitative evaluation of trauma delays in road traffic injury patients in Maringá, Brazil

• Main Authors: Anjni Patel (Author), João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci (Author), Michael Hocker (Author), Enio Molina (Author), Nelly Moraes Gil (Author), Catherine Staton (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are the eighth leading cause of death worldwide, with an estimated 90% of RTIs occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) like Brazil. There has been minimal research in evaluation of delays in transport of RTI patients to trauma centers in...