Trauma Care Scenarios Following Road Traffic Crashes in Bangladesh: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

We conducted a scoping review of the trauma care situation following road traffic crashes (RTCs) in Bangladesh to inform the design of a comprehensive program for mitigating associated morbidity and mortality.

Methods

We used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis approach to select relevant articles, documents, and reports following a set of inclusion and exclusion criteria. In total, 52 articles and 8 reports and program documents were included in the analysis. We adopted a mixed studies review method for synthesizing evidence and organized information by key themes using a data extraction matrix.

Results

Findings revealed RTC mortality to be 15.3 per 100,000 population in 2019. Pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists we

SUBMITTER: Islam BZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10141435 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature