A trauma registry experience from the main referral center of Honduras: A call for action.

Background: Honduras is one of the most violent countries in the world and it has limited epidemiological data that describes the extent of intentional and unintentional injuries. This research is needed to develop and inform prevention programs in Honduras, as well as to spread international awareness.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out on a paper-based injury surveillance system (InSS) with the help of Honduras' University Medical School Hospital (UMSH), the main referral medical center in Tegucigalpa-Honduras.

Blunt Craniocervical Trauma: Does the Patient Have a Cerebral Vascular Injury?

Blunt cerebrovascular injury involves injury to the carotid and/or vertebral arteries sustained via generalized multitrauma or directed blunt craniocervical trauma. Stroke remains the most consequential outcome. Timely diagnosis and initiation of treatment before the development of neurologic complications has a well-established role in decreasing morbidity and mortality.