The golden hour, also known as golden time, refers to the period of time following a traumatic injury during which there is the highest likelihood that prompt medical and surgical treatment will prevent death.
The volume of traffic on Indian roads is increasing by the year with over-speeding, indiscipline and flagrant disregard of traffic rules being the mainstay of Indian drivers; all these coupled with pot holes and poorly designed roads are leading to accidents that are believed to average more than one every minute and a road accident death every four minutes or less.
