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The impact of the ATLS course on traffic accident mortality in Trinidad and Tobago
D C Ariyanayagam1, V Naraynsingh, I Maraj
1Department of Surgery, Port-of-Spain General Hospital, Trinidad.
The West Indian Medical Journal
|June 1, 1992
Abstract:
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) training of medical staff did not improve outcome of the trauma victim. Potential benefit of this course may have been masked by weak links in the trauma care chain such as pre-hospital care and in hospital investigative and therapeutic facilities.