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The burden of injuries in Nepal: Findings from the NIHR Global Health Research Group (2024)
Journal Article
Mytton, J., Kumar Joshi, S., Banstola, A., Bhatta, S., Bhatta, S., Deave, T., …Smart, G. (in press). The burden of injuries in Nepal: Findings from the NIHR Global Health Research Group. Global Health Research,

Background: Injuries cause significant harm and may lead to disability yet are largely preventable. Understanding the epidemiology and determinants of injury in any given context is an essential step towards effective prevention. In Nepal, surveys su... Read More about The burden of injuries in Nepal: Findings from the NIHR Global Health Research Group.

Post-crash first response by traffic police in Nepal: A feasibility study (2022)
Journal Article
Smart, G., Banstola, A., Raut, R., Ghimire, K., Mytton, J., Joshi, E., & Joshi, S. (2022). Post-crash first response by traffic police in Nepal: A feasibility study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(14), 8481. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148481

Background: Road traffic injuries are a significant and increasing public health burden in Nepal, but there is no national coverage of regulated and standardized emergency medical service systems. Therefore, this study was designed to develop a first... Read More about Post-crash first response by traffic police in Nepal: A feasibility study.

State of post-injury first response systems in Nepal—A nationwide survey (2021)
Journal Article
Banstola, A., Smart, G., Raut, R., Ghimire, K. P., Pant, P., Joshi, P., …Mytton, J. (2021). State of post-injury first response systems in Nepal—A nationwide survey. Frontiers in Public Health, 9, Article 607127. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.607127

Injuries account for 9.2% of all deaths and 9.9% of the total disability-adjusted life years in Nepal. To date, there has not been a systematic assessment of the status of first response systems in Nepal. An online survey was cascaded through governm... Read More about State of post-injury first response systems in Nepal—A nationwide survey.

Cardiac arrest (1991)
Journal Article
Smart, G. (1991). Cardiac arrest. Care of the Critically Ill, 7(1), 24-25