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TRAFFICINFRATECH EXPO 2024

Turning the tide on

‘Golden Hour’ Care

Time management is the key to reduce mortality in trauma
patients. As per the annual report on ‘Road Accidents in
India-2022’ published by the Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways, a total of 461,312 road accidents have been reported
by the States and Union Territories during the calendar year
2022, which claimed 168,491 lives and caused injuries to
443,366 persons. These numbers are steadily rising year on year.

The golden hour concept in emergency care refers to critically
injured patients receiving definitive care within a time frame of
one hour from the occurrence of injuries, after which mortality
rate significantly rises. Dr Amit Gupta, Professor of Trauma
Surgery and Critical Care at the All India Institute of Medical
Sciences, New Delhi, was a speaker at the technical session
on Challenges in Road Safety, held on Day 1 of Smart Mobility
Conference 2024.

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