title: Trauma: a preventable disease.
abstract: While driver restraints have reduced fatalities in those provinces which have enacted seatbelt legislation, motor vehicle accidents still account for 80% of all deaths in those aged 15-24. Prevention is paramount, but better prehospital care could prevent much morbidity and mortality. This article describes seven years' experience in British Columbia with emergency health services, including the organization of an ambulance service, construction of emergency vehicles, training of emergency medical assistants, operation of air ambulance services, and education of the public.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Ransford