Injury-related mortality audit in a regional trauma center at Puducherry, India.

INTRODUCTION In 2000, approximately 5 million people died from injuries globally, and 90 percent came from low or middle income countries.[ 1 ] India is also experiencing an increasing trend in injuries, particularly due to road traffic injuries (RTI) at an alarming annual rate of 3 percent.[ 2 ] The World Report on Road Traffic Injury Prevention indicates that by 2020, RTI will be a major killer accounting for half a million deaths and 15 million Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs)

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