'Damage control orthopaedics' in patients with delayed referral to a tertiary care center: experience from a place where Composite Trauma Centers do not exist

Shabir Ahmed Dhar¹ , Masood Iqbal Bhat² , Ajaz Mustafa³ , Mohammed Ramzan Mir¹ , Mohammed Farooq Butt¹ , Manzoor Ahmed Halwai¹ , Amin Tabish³ , Murtaza Asif Ali¹ and Arshiya Hamid⁴

¹Department of Orthopaedics, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

²Department of Surgery, Sheri Kashmir institute of medical sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

³Department of Hospital Administration, Sheri Kashmir institute of medical sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

⁴Department of Anaesthesia and critical care, Sheri Kashmir institute of medical sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India