13/10/2021
Every year, 17th October is celebrated as World Trauma Day. This day highlights the increasing rate of
accidents and injuries causing death and disability across the world and the need to prevent them.
Trauma means "any injury caused to the body". The injury may be caused due to many reasons like road accidents, fires, burns, falls, acts of violence and crimes against the vulnerable population including women, children and elderly.
Amongst all the causes, Road TraKlc Accident (RTA) is the leading cause of trauma across the world. Many injuries may lead to temporary or permanent disability while others may even cause death. Every year, about 5 million people die from injuries across the world. In India alone, it is estimated that one million people die and 20 million are hospitalized every year due to injuries.
According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), about 1,37,000 people died in road accidents in India. The burden of disease due to trauma is increasing at an alarming rate. This not only increases the morbidity and mortality rate, but also affects the national productivity on account of younger population being mainly involved in road accidents. Therefore, we should all take the required precautions in order to prevent any injuries.
This year we have started TRAUMA RATH for awareness among Society.