Life and death from a traffic collision in Georgia can be a matter of where you live. Trauma care at an accident site depends on if you are in a rural area or near a city like Atlanta, Augusta or
Macon.
Funding for trauma care has been reduced sharply in recent years.
That means fewer trauma centers and a longer trip from the auto accident scene to available life saving medical care. Combine that with slower response time in rural areas and residents living in the country are at risk.
The "golden hour" refers to the first hour after serious injury when a patient has the best chance for survival. Internal bleeding can often be fatal after the golden hour has passed.
With 50,000 deaths each year on highways, drunk and impaired drivers and tractor trailers using the same high speed roads as passenger cars the danger affects all of us and our families. Our Atlanta Georgia auto accident law firm has seen the results of both good and poor trauma response over thirty years of handling catastrophic injury claims. Adequate trauma care is something every family should support.
Macon.
Funding for trauma care has been reduced sharply in recent years. That means fewer trauma centers and a longer trip from the auto accident scene to available life saving medical care. Combine that with slower response time in rural areas and residents living in the country are at risk.
The "golden hour" refers to the first hour after serious injury when a patient has the best chance for survival. Internal bleeding can often be fatal after the golden hour has passed.
With 50,000 deaths each year on highways, drunk and impaired drivers and tractor trailers using the same high speed roads as passenger cars the danger affects all of us and our families. Our Atlanta Georgia auto accident law firm has seen the results of both good and poor trauma response over thirty years of handling catastrophic injury claims. Adequate trauma care is something every family should support.
