ReviewAnnals of Saudi medicine
Trauma care systems in Saudi Arabia: an agenda for action.
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37 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 77 citations in OpenAlex.
- Road safety and road traffic accidents in Saudi Arabia. A systematic review of existing evidence.Saudi medical journal · 2015Pooled it
- Evaluating Gulf Cooperation Council Trauma Care Infrastructure: A Scoping Review of Key Components and Gaps.World journal of surgery · 2025Article
- Clinical patterns and predictors of trauma-related mortality over 13 years: a retrospective analysis from a Level 1 National trauma center.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2025Article
- The Impact of Age Differences and Injury Severity on Pedestrian Traffic Crashes: An Analysis of Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- Identifying the key characteristics, trends, and seasonality of pedestrian traffic injury at a major trauma center in Saudi Arabia: a registry-based retrospective cohort study, 2017-2022.BMC emergency medicine · 2024Article
- Challenges in traumatic spinal cord injury care in developing countries - a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- The Patterns and Quality of Acute Trauma Care in A University Hospital - A 5-year Analysis.Medical archives (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) · 2024Article
- The current status of trauma care for older adults in Saudi Arabia.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Review
- Public Awareness Levels Regarding Cervical Spine Injury and the Suitable First Aid Response Among Adults in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.International journal of general medicine · 2024Article
- Emergency Medical Service Response Time for Road Traffic Accidents in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Analysis of National Data (2016-2020).International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- The clinical pattern of intentional injuries at a primary Saudi Arabian trauma center.Journal of trauma and injury · 2022Article
- Methods to evaluate driving competence for people with acquired brain injury (ABI): A systematic review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2022Review
- Determinants of the Underlying Causes of Mortality during the First Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia: A Descriptive National Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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- The impact of trauma systems on patient outcomes.Current problems in surgery · 2021Article
- Does access to acute intensive trauma rehabilitation (AITR) programs affect the disposition of brain injury patients?PloS one · 2021Observational
- Experience gained from the implementation of the Saudi TraumA Registry (STAR).BMC health services research · 2020Article
- Negative Whole-Body Computed Tomography Scans in Polytrauma Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Open access emergency medicine : OAEM · 2020Article
- Epidemiology of hand fractures at a tertiary care setting in Saudi Arabia.Saudi medical journal · 2019Article
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Abstract
Saudi Arabia is undergoing a rapid population growth that along with improved socioeconomics has led many individuals to own a car or even a number of cars per family, resulting in a greater number of vehicles on the roads. The reduced focus on good public transportation systems and the dependence on cars for transportation have created a diversity of drivers who are unfamiliar with the local driving rules and lack the basic skills for safe driving. This is in addition to some young drivers who frequently violate traffic laws and tend to speed most of the time. This unplanned expansion in road traffic has resulted in more car accidents, injuries, disabilities, and deaths. Accompanying that is an increased socioeconomic burden, depletion of human resources, emotional and psychological stress on families, and a strain on healthcare facilities. If this continues without prompt intervention, it will lead to increased insurance premiums and may become unmanageable. To minimize this impact, a national or regional multidisciplinary trauma system has to be developed and implemented. A trauma system is a preplanned, comprehensive, and coordinated regional injury response network that includes all facilities with the capability to care for the injured. Essential components of the system include trauma prevention, prehospital care, hospital care, rehabilitation, system administration, trauma care education and training, trauma care evaluation and quality improvement, along with the participation of society. Research has documented a significant decrease in morbidity and mortality from trauma after the implementation of such systems, depending on their efficiency. The purpose of this review is to discuss the problem of road traffic accidents in this country and address the trauma care system as an effective solution.
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