Bengaluru: A Karnataka government-funded study conducted by the Indian Institute of Health Management and Research reveals that less than 5% of trauma patients in the state reach the right hospital, that is a hospital that has the facilities to treat trauma injuries, within eight minutes, the global standard response time to take a patient with a medical emergency to a healthcare facility. The study points out that 20% of patients reach the right hospital only after eight minutes. While 10-12% do reach a medical facility within the prescribed time, the hospitals they were brought to do not have the facilities to treat them. For one reason or another, trauma patients are denied timely treatment, often resulting in death. |
