Emphasis on prevention

G Rakovich - Canadian journal of surgery, 2009 - search.proquest.com
Iread with interest the editorial “Canadian health care is not universal.” 1 This article brings
to light some of the disparities in trauma care delivery between Quebec and the rest of …

Preventing violence—Caring for victims

J Shepherd - The Surgeon, 2007 - Elsevier
Part of the great tradition of surgery, exemplified by the Royal College precept,'From Here
Health', is that surgeons are committed to prevention as well as cure. King James IV and his …

Focusing on the New Reality in Trauma Care

GJ Jurkovich - Annals of surgery, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Trauma is the leading cause of death in the United States in individuals 46 years and
younger. It is the single largest cause of total years of life lost of any disease or illness in our …

[PDF][PDF] The economic case for a shift to prevention

J Strelitz, E Nolte, E Pitchforth… - … Report of the …, 2012 - assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
If, as a society, we invest adequately in our children and young people's health and
development, we will reap the rewards. If energy and resources are focused on interventions …

Epidemiology of trauma deaths: location, location, location!

K Søreide - World journal of surgery, 2010 - Springer
To the Editor: I read with interest the recently published article by Evans et al. on the
epidemiology of trauma deaths in Newcastle, Australia, comparing their results to ''previous …

Violence and surgeons

R Dicker, K Brohi - British journal of surgery, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Surgery was born out of violence and conflict. Today, violence is still on the rise worldwide,
fuelled by disparity and inequity 1. Surgeons are, and always will be, on the frontline in the …

[CITATION][C] A time for decisions

DD Trunkey - British journal of surgery, 1988 - Wiley Online Library
The Royal College of Surgeons Commission on the Provision of Surgical Services has
recently reported a retrospective examination of deaths from injury in England and Wales' …

Re: First do no harm.

J Yao, H Lau, RDM Allen, J Vass… - ANZ Journal of …, 2022 - search.ebscohost.com
We read with interest the above-mentioned article and agree with the author's sentiment that
living kidney donor (LKD) surgery can be unforgiving and result in adverse consequences …

[PDF][PDF] Preventing violence–caring for victims

K James IV - Surgeon, 2007 - researchgate.net
Part of the great tradition of surgery, exemplified by the Royal College precept,'From Here
Health', is that surgeons are committed to prevention as well as cure. King James IV and his …

The truth about road traffic accidents

I Roberts - Journal of British Surgery, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Increasing motor vehicle use is now a major threat to the quality of urban life in many parts of
the world. Motor vehicles kill thousands of pedestrians and cyclists daily, disabling tens of …