仍然处于困境中:巴基斯坦卡拉奇的创伤伤及其急性健康影响

Saima Mushtaq1, Muhammad Tarish Abro2, Syeda Sakina Zehra3

  • 1Emergency Center, Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Center, Karachi, PAK.

Cureus
|January 5, 2024
PubMed
概括

在巴基斯坦卡拉奇,道路交通伤害是创伤的主要原因,大多数患者没有接受医院前护理. 这凸显了改善创伤管理和预防策略的迫切需要.

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