TLele, Owen and others at the meeting also lauded Shah for his sustained efforts and persistence to make this project a reality. India's booming economy had led to a spurt in the number of vehicles plying on the roads of major cities like Mumbai "and with this the number of accidents are also increasing, so there is a vital need for EMS and TCs to be organized so they are handled in a way that will decrease the number of victims," who die on the roads or on their way to the hospital, said Owen.
Dr Manjari Joshi, associate professor of internal medicine and infectious diseases in the R A Cowley Shock Trauma Centre at the University of Maryland, echoing similar sentiments, also said it would support a surgeon from India for a period of 10 days in the form of a scholarship that would include $1,500 towards an air ticket and "an observership for 10 days at the Shocl Trauma Centre." Joshi also said that "personally, my family is willing to host the individual visiting physician for a total of 10 days," during the visiting surgeon's US stay.
The Shock Trauma Centre at the University of Maryland is one of the largest trauma centresin the US and, last year, treated over 7,550 trauma patients - 40 percent of them being medivaced by helicopter and 60 percent of them by ambulance. The Centre has three helipads and a number of entrances for ambulances and 13 resuscitation areas with several dedicated operation rooms.
Image: Dr Navin Shah (centre), with Pramod Lele left) and US Consul in Mumbai Michael Owen.
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