Epidemiological characteristics of elderly population receiving pre-hospital emergency care after road traffic injuries in Punjab, Pakistan

Epidemiological characteristics of elderly population receiving pre-hospital emergency care after road traffic injuries in Punjab, Pakistan

Abstract Background Every year, 1.3 million lives are lost to road traffic injuries (RTIs). 90% of these deaths disproportionately occur in Lower-Middle Income Countries (LMICs). Due to frailty and reduced physiological resilience, elderly populations are at higher risk of RTIs and poor outcomes, ve...

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Main Authors: Kantesh Kumar, Sheza Hassan, Muhammad Bazil Musharraf, Komal Abdul Rahim, Sijal Akhtar Sheikh, Huba Atiq, Muhammad Waqas Ahmed, Rameez-ur-Rehman Siddiqui, Rizwan Naseer, Shahnaz Akhter, Yasir Shafiq, Junaid Razzak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-08-01
Series:International Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12245-025-00898-0
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