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Tue Apr 17 09:49:18 BST 2007

Rajesh

You do, however have NTMC - the IATSIC lower income country trauma course. If yuor passion is strong get involved. Contact through Indian Trauma Society.

Tim
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From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org
[mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org]On Behalf Of Rajesh
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 4:49 AM
To: Trauma &amp; Critical Care mailing list
Subject: RE:world road safety.org (was - Disaster in Roanoke - Proximity
oftrauma centers)

We have started here. I have been doing talks on injury prevention (road
trauma)since January 2006 (New Year resolution, nothing less !)and so far
have done free 1 hour multimedia presentations at various offices,
get-togethers, school annual days, residents association meetings etc.

My laptop sits out there in the middle of the crowded OPD showing the same
presentation over and over  almost very day .(Luckily so far no one has
tried to nick it !)As you are probably aware,India tops the list at death
rates,not only because of increased accidents(too many
vehicles,pedestrians,lack of road rules etc) but also because we dont have
ATLS type training or  prehospital care in over 95% of places.I did the ATLS
while in the UK, but that was in 1998.

I am also part of the World Road Safety partnership, a non-governmental
organisation which has just recently come into being.The official
inauguration is on 24th of this month. Have a look at
www.worldroadsafety.org .

Hope things will be better.

Rajesh

Dr.K.R.Rajesh, MS,DipNB,FRCS,FRCS(Orth)
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Division of Upper Limb , Arthroscopy & Joint Replacement Surgery.
Cosmopolitan Hospital
Trivandrum,Kerala,India.

Advisory Board Member
World Road Safety Partnership
www.worldroadsafety.org

"If you drink and drive, you are a bloody idiot !"

"No seat belt? No Helmet? Maybe you are already braindead !"

Mobile-9447191205

-----Original Message-----
From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org
[mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org]On Behalf Of
trauma at emergencyunit.com
Sent: 17 April 2007 00:12
To: 'Trauma &amp; Critical Care mailing list'
Subject: RE: Disaster in Roanoke - Proximity of trauma centers

Yes, I sign up to that wholeheartedly. I accept it is 'we' not 'you'. Tell
someone they need a tetanus shot and they thank you. Tell them to wear a
seatbelt and you are lucky just to be sworn at. We as surgeons and
physicians must start in our backyards and start with prevention. Piety
about disasters in Darfur or Rwanda must take second place to telling our
neighbour how best to prevent the next belly we have to open.

BFM.

-----Original Message-----
From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org [mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org]
On Behalf Of KMATTOX at aol.com
Sent: 16 April 2007 19:24
To: trauma-list at trauma.org
Subject: Re: Disaster in Roanoke - Proximity of trauma centers

In a message dated 4/16/2007 1:12:44 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
trauma at emergencyunit.com writes:

you  people should be campaigning, marching, lobbying and doing anything
else  you should to cut the number of firearms freely available to US
citizens.

Blueflightmedic.

Yes, WE PEOPLE, everywhere MUST do all we can in trauma prevention,
including air bags, responsibility in guns, use of alcohol, and misuse of
drugs,  as
well as excess speeding etc.     Together, WE PEOPLE, all  of us can do
both.

k

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