Trauma deaths at GPHC: road crashes leading cause, 5,000-case study finds

A study presented at the Bethune Round Table covering 5,000+ cases at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) from 2018-2022 identifies road traffic crashes as the leading cause of trauma-related deaths. The finding underscores a persistent public-health burden in Guyana and highlights gaps in emergency and surgical care capacity. Uncertainty remains on specific mortality rates and intervention priorities, which the study's full data would clarify.