According to a recent report from Bangalore Traffic Police, Bengaluru witnessed about 13 road accidents and 2 deaths everyday in January and February 2019. The statistics are alarming.

Dr. NK Venkataramana, Founder Chairman & Chief Neurosurgeon, Brains Hospital says: Adherence to simple safety practices like wearing helmets and seatbelts and not using mobile phones while driving could bring down casualty rates dramatically. Drunken driving is again something that could be easily put down.

Unnecessary road humps have of late emerged as a major menace, causing a number of completely avoidable incidents of head injury. Also violating of rules by those driving two wheelers have become a sort of lifestyle disease.

In Bangalore it takes head injury patients a shocking 4.6 hours to reach a hospital on an average following an accident. Medical science has repeatedly proved that with the Right care at the Right time by the Right people, accident related death rates can be more than halved.

Right response to medical emergencies starts with immediate administration of first-aid at the accident spot and unfolds through the following steps: expert handling and shifting of the victim to an ambulance equipped with life-saving gear and medicines, monitoring and administration of emergency care along the way and finally admission at a facility specially equipped for emergency care. Adherence to this process maximizes survival rates and minimizes the chances of complications, the complexity and cost of treatment and the length of stay at hospitals.

Brains has started a Golden Hour programme in order to provide a comprehensive training for management of head injuries and other emergencies across Bangalore city by creating a system where people get treated in the Right Time, by the Right People using the Right Method to achieve the Right Result. For details contact: 9148080000.

 

Some facts about head injury:

*According to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Status Report on Road Safety  2018, head injuries is one of the leading causes of death among two- and three-wheelers users. The correct use of helmets can lead to 42% reduction of risk in fatal and 69% in head injuries.

*As per the latest reports from the Government of India and the World Health Organization (WHO), road crashes are the number one cause of death for people in the age group of five to 29 years in India, considered as the most productive age-group in our country.

* The Supreme Court of India has indeed called road crashes a “National Emergency”, directing the government to take urgent measures to control the menace.

* The highest number of deaths due to road accidents in the world occurs in India, according to World Health Organisation (WHO).

* About 70 per cent of accident victims are affected by neurological injury affecting the brain or nerves. The most affected age group is from 18 to 40 years. Recognising serious head injury and providing right medical intervention on time can prevent paralysis and disabilities.