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Workshop On Building the Arab Mashreq Road Safety Partnership AMRSP

Workshop On Building the Arab Mashreq Road Safety Partnership AMRSP. October 21-22, 2008 Doha - Qatar. Regional Needs Of Road Safety Medical Aspect. Wahid AlKharusi FRCS Member UNRSC Member BJD-ISC OMAN. Capacity Building Knowledge Sharing and Transfer Data collection Research

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Workshop On Building the Arab Mashreq Road Safety Partnership AMRSP

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  1. Workshop On Building the Arab Mashreq Road Safety PartnershipAMRSP October 21-22, 2008 Doha - Qatar

  2. Regional Needs Of Road Safety Medical Aspect Wahid AlKharusi FRCS Member UNRSC Member BJD-ISC OMAN

  3. Capacity Building Knowledge Sharing and Transfer Data collection Research Political Will Safety Belts Helmets. Children Constraints. Drink Driving Speed Control Requirements and Best Practices Multi-Sectorial Approach

  4. Medical Aspects of RTC & Injuries Holistic Approach Prevention - Acute Care- Definitive care - Rehabilitation to Social Re-Integration

  5. Prevention • Advocacy and Awareness • Community Based Preventive Programs

  6. Concentrate and Advocate • Driving Etiquettes • Best Practices • Enforcement of Legislation • Work for Surveillance and road infrastructure • Medical Community Service for Repeated Offenders

  7. On Site Medical Care and Transportation • Emergency Medical System Service (EMS) • Well trained EMT and appropriately equipped Ambulances • Full coverage and response time. • Appropriate Handing Over. • Trained Medical Dispatchers • Civil defense extraction experts.

  8. Emergency Room • Proper Triage by trained experts. • Trained Personnel with definitive tasks. • Properly equipped • Easy access for Radiology, ICU and operating rooms. • Repeated Drills • Psychological support for victims and their families

  9. Intensive Care Units - ICU • Ratio to Injuries. • Trained Trauma Health Care Providers. • Proper Bed : Nurse ratio. • Properly equipped. • Endorsed Standard Operating Procedures. • Preventive regular equipment maintenance.

  10. Operating Rooms • Well Equipped and Manned • Round the clock Access.

  11. Definitive Care • Specialized care with supportive services. • Round the Clock diagnostic facilities. • Concept of Trauma Vs Orthopedics Surgeons. • Specialized nursing care - ( Wound Care)

  12. Rehabilitation • General physiotherapy • Orthotics and prosthetics • Occupational and speech therapy • Specialized Head and Spinal Units. • Bladder and bowel specialists. • Psychological and social support to victims and family.

  13. Social Re-Integration • Evaluation, re-education and training of rehabilitated victims of RTC. • Re-introduction into the society • Building up of self-esteem and positive expectations. • Facilities for assisted living. • Legislation for employment

  14. Level Of Care Acceptable Basic Standards Of Trauma Care especially in our region and in Low and Middle Income countries Carl Brighton-BJD Initiative Regional definition of Death.

  15. The Community • Information Transfer • Impact on civil society Direct/Indirect • Impact on GDP and Sustainable Development. • Degradation of financial and social status post crash of the family in fatality and disability. • Community involvement.

  16. Recommendations Of The World Report On Road Traffic Injury Prevention 5. Implement specific actions to prevent road traffic crashes, minimize injuries and their consequences and evaluate the impact of these problems.

  17. Importance of Data Data collection. Analysis. extrapolation and shared. 1. For Community based preventive programs. 2. Budget allocation. 3. Political Will 4. Build a government- private- corporate partnership.

  18. Recommendations 1. Consolidate the prevention tools and also work and encourage EMS, acceptable Trauma care, proper Rehabilitation, and aggressive social integration. 2. Develop handbook on how to advocate for Political Will. 3. Encouraging a pragmatic and a realistic national action Plan on Road Safety. 4. Encourage Regional dialogue and cooperation.

  19. Thank You

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