world Trauma Day
Every year, 17th October is celebrated as World Trauma Day.
This day highlights the increasing rate of accidents and injuries causing death and disability across the world and the need to prevent them.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), trauma is a major cause of death and disability across the world
The purpose of World Trauma Day lies in generating awareness on the importance of adopting various precautionary measures and averting deaths and disabilities caused by accidents or trauma.