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    • A rapid market survey on the availability of car seats in Qatar Implications for child passenger safety 

      Consunji, Rafael; Malik, Shahnaz; Allen, Katharine A.; Mehmood, Amber; Tariq, Tooba; Hyder, Adnan A.; Al-Thani, Hassan; Peralta, Rubén (Qatar Medical Journal, 2019)
      Despite the high income level in Arabian Gulf countries, people in the region need to improve their use of child restraint systems (CRSs) to reduce the incidence of preventable injuries to child automobile passengers. ...

    • Applying the five-pillar matrix to the decade of action for road safety in Qatar: identifying gaps and priorities 

      Consunji, Rafael; Mekkodathil, Ahammed; Abeid, Aisha; El-Menyar, Ayman; Al-Thani, Hassan; Sekayan, Tsoler; Peralta, Rubén (Trauma Surg Acute Care Open, 2018)
      Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are the leading cause of preventable death in Qatar; consequently, the country has participated in the Decade of Action for Road Safety (DoARS) coordinated by the United Nations Road Safety ...

    • Coagulopathy in the surgical patient: trauma-induced and drug-induced coagulopathies 

      Peralta, Rubén; Al Thania, Hassan; Rizoli, Sandro (Wolters Kluwer Health, 2019)
      Purpose of review coagulopathy is the derangement of hemostasis that in surgical patients may result in excessive bleeding, clotting or no measurable effect. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the ...

    • Evolution of the Qatar trauma system: the journey from inception to verification 

      Al‑Thani, Hassan; El‑Menyar, Ayman; Mohammad, Asim; Mollazehi, Monira; Abdelrahman, Husham; Parchani, Ashok; Consunji, Rafael; Castle, Nicholas; Ellabib, Mohamed; Al‑Hassani, Ammar; El‑Faramawy, Ahmed; Peralta, Rubén (Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2019)
      Traumatic injuries accounted for substantial burden of morbidity and mortality (M and M) worldwide. Despite better socioeconomic conditions and living standards, the incidence of trauma is rising in the Eastern Mediterranean ...

    • Prehospital administration of tranexamic acid in trauma patients: A 1:1 matched comparative study from a level 1 trauma center 

      El-Menyar, Ayman; Sathian, Brijesh; Wahlen, Bianca M.; Abdelrahman, Husham; Peralta, Rubén; Al-Thani, Hassan; Rizoli, Sandro (American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2019)
      The purpose of this study was to test the efficacy of prehospital administration of tranexamic acid (TXA) to injured patients on mortality, thromboembolic events and need for blood transfusion in a level 1 trauma center. ...

    • Work related injuries in Qatar: a framework for prevention and control 

      Mehmood, Amber; Maung, Zaw; Consunji, Rafael J.; El-Menyar, Ayman; Peralta, Rubén; Al-Thani, Hassan; Hyder, Adnan A. (Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, 2018)
      Work related injuries (WRIs) are a growing public health concern that remains under-recognized, inadequately addressed and largely unmeasured in low and middle-income countries (LMIC's). However, even in high-income ...