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Improving Initial Management of the Injured at Ghanaian District and Regional Hospitals with a Trauma Intake Form
The following grant was awarded by, is supported by, is administered by or is in partnership with the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Funding Fogarty Program
Global Noncommunicable Diseases and Injury Research
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
Improving Initial Management of the Injured at Ghanaian District and Regional Hospitals with a Trauma Intake Form
Principal Institution
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Gyedu, Adam
Project Contact Information
Email: drgyedu@gmail.com
Year(s) Awarded
2020-2023
Country
Ghana
Project Description
This project seeks to determine the effectiveness of a model Trauma Intake Form to function as a checklist for improving the initial assessment and care of the injured at first and second level hospitals in Ghana. The project will also increase the capacity of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and the network of hospitals in southern Ghana to undertake high-quality trauma care research, including clinical trials.
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