Table 3.

Barriers to efficient trauma registry in developing countries

• Little or no pre-hospital care
• Non-availability of (or inefficient) evacuation and transportation system
• Limited inter-hospital communication in case of transfers
• Lack of standardized and uniform hospital data formats
• Limited availability of electronic data storage and retrieval facilities
• Inadequate funding
• Unfavorable government health policies
• Inadequate census and population data
• Lack of awareness in the communities