“ It is said that whosoever touches the injured patient first, determines the outcome”. It simply emphasizes the point that pre-hospital rescue and care along with a prompt transfer to an appropriate Trauma Care Facility within the “Golden Hour”. “Golden Hour” is termed as the first hour after sustaining injury. In India, I also say that many injured patients reach emergency departments after several hours i.e.
4 – 6 hours and beyond. I term these hours as “S ilver Hours” and “B ronze Hours”. We need to turn the first hour in our emergency departments as “Golden Hour”, even if injured patient arrives in S ilver /B ronze hours, many of these severely injured patients can be returned to society functional and productive for the Nation. Trauma Care is a complex process beginning from the transportation of the victim to appropriate Trauma Care Facility, resuscitation to its final…
