Reducing the incidence and mortality of traumatic brain injury in Latin America

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) represents a considerable portion of the global injury burden. The incidence of TBI will continue to increase in view of an increase in population density, an aging population, and the increased use of motor vehicles, motorcycles, and bicycles. The most common causes of...

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Vydané v:European journal of trauma and emergency surgery (Munich : 2007) Ročník 49; číslo 6; s. 2381 - 2388
Hlavní autori: Rivera-Lara, Lucia, Videtta, Walter, Calvillo, Eusebia, Mejia-Mantilla, Jorge, March, Karen, Ortega-Gutierrez, Santiago, Obrego, Guadalupe Castillo, Paranhos, Jorge E., Suarez, Jose I.
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.12.2023
Springer Nature B.V
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Critical Care Medicine
Developing countries
Emergency Medicine
Injury prevention
Intensive
LDCs
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Public safety
Review Article
Sports Medicine
Surgery
Surgical Orthopedics
Traffic accidents & safety
Traumatic brain injury
Traumatic Surgery
Latin America
Epidemiology in developing countries
Traumatic brain injury
Latin America
ISSN:1863-9933, 1863-9941, 1863-9941
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Shrnutí:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) represents a considerable portion of the global injury burden. The incidence of TBI will continue to increase in view of an increase in population density, an aging population, and the increased use of motor vehicles, motorcycles, and bicycles. The most common causes of TBI are falls and road traffic injuries. Deaths related to road traffic injury are three times higher in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) than in high-income countries (HIC). The Latin American Caribbean region has the highest incidence of TBI worldwide, primarily caused by road traffic injuries. Data from HIC indicates that road traffic injuries can be successfully prevented through concerted efforts at the national level, with coordinated and multisector responses to the problem. Such actions require implementation of proven measures to address the safety of road users and the vehicles themselves, road infrastructure, and post-crash care. In this review, we focus on the epidemiology of TBI in Latin America and the implementation of solutions and preventive measures to decrease mortality and long-term disability.
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ISSN:1863-9933
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DOI:10.1007/s00068-022-02214-4