Kazakhstan is scaling up its trauma care system. The Ministry of Health's program provides for expanding the network of trauma centers in the regions and strengthening emergency care on highways and in tourist zones, reports infohub.kz.
According to the Ministry, the plan is to create a network of trauma centers in the country by 2027, as well as to upgrade anti-shock units.
It is noted that such centers have already been opened in Astana, Almaty, Karaganda, and Balkhash. Now the network is to be expanded.
In addition, 210 anti-shock rooms in emergency departments are to be re-equipped into modern Trauma rooms, and 69 support medical posts are to be created on accident-prone sections of highways, along with 60 seasonal medical points in tourist zones.
"Work will be intensified to prevent road traffic, domestic, and child injuries, and training of the population in first aid skills will be expanded," the statement says.
Today, specialized care is provided by more than 1,500 traumatologists. The republic has 81 trauma centers, over 4,000 specialized beds, and 260 medical organizations.
Earlier, Kursiv reported that a new children's trauma center in Astana received thousands of patients after opening in February this year. Over five months, 6,740 young patients were admitted there.
Previously, it was reported that with the onset of holidays, Almaty has seen an increase in the number of child injuries related to outdoor activities. Bakhyt Kozhakhanov, a traumatologist-orthopedist at the Center for Emergency Pediatric Care, said that up to 300 children with various injuries visit the trauma center where he works every day.