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Apollo Trauma Masterclass: Apollo Trauma Masterclass 2024 was organized by Apollo Hospitals Ahmedabad. In which leading experts in trauma care highlighted critical issues, trauma management and advanced approaches to critical situations.
1.5 lakh people die
The incidence of stroke in India is shocking. Every 1.9 minutes, a person dies from a stroke-related case. Injuries caused by road accidents are the leading cause of death. The number of motorized vehicles in the world is only 1 percent, yet 11 percent of vehicle accidents in the world occur in India. According to World Bank estimates, about 4.5 lakh road accidents occur every year in India. When one and a half lakh people die. Timely trauma care is very important in this situation.
Timely treatment for trauma victims
Neeraj Lal, COO, Apollo Hospital, said timely treatment for trauma victims can be the difference between their life and death. It is therefore important that all doctors are prepared to act at short notice to save lives. The Apollo Trauma Masterclass aims to provide participants with the latest approaches and insights into trauma care, which can save lives.
Apollo Trauma Masterclass
The master class focused on the critical hours following a traumatic injury, for example the first 60 minutes. Experts highlighted that prompt medical intervention within this time frame significantly improves survival rates in trauma cases.
Managing the treatment of critically injured patients is a challenge, especially in a country like India with a high number of trauma cases, said Dr Sanjay Shah, senior consultant trauma surgeon and head of the emergency department, Apollo Hospital Ahmedabad. At Apollo we follow the gold standard for trauma care, which includes airway protection, rapid bleeding control, critical cavity decompression, prompt treatment of fractures and intensive monitoring of vital organs. The Apollo Trauma Masterclass is designed to strengthen these practices and ensure continuity in providing world-class trauma care.
Connected Care Services
Speaking more on how trauma care outcomes are being improved at Apollo Hospitals Ahmedabad, Dr. Piyasha Nath Sen, Joint Medical Director, Apollo Hospitals Ahmedabad, said, “At Apollo Hospitals Ahmedabad, we are driving connected care services at scale. Taking it forward. We have the best trauma surgeons who follow state-of-the-art procedures.
Apollo Hospital Ahmedabad provides the highest level of care in complex trauma.
Apollo Trauma Masterclass was organized for two days on Saturday and Sunday, in which detailed information was given on various levels of Trauma Centre. The Level-1 Trauma Center at Apollo Hospitals Ahmedabad provides optimum care in complex trauma. They have emergency physicians, nurses, surgeons available 24/7. Covers specialists as well as all major sub-specialty services. Level-2 Trauma Center provides specialized care to seriously injured patients.