Experiences and Interventions by Botswana police officers in providing emergency care in road traffic collisions in the greater Gaborone region.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Close to 500 people die annually from Road Traffic Collisions in Botswana. The country's Emergency Medical Service is limited in capacity and coverage and greatest in the region of the capital city, Gaborone. Botswana Police Service officers are often first responders to the incidents and provide first aid, however the extent of their interventions and their experiences has not been studied.

Methods

A questionnaire based cross-sectional survey was conducted in January 2016 on a sample of 99 officers on past pre-hospital care training, attitudes towards providing pre-hospital care for accident victims, the number of road traffic collision related deaths and injuries encountered in the last 6 months, their interventions to the victims and limitations encountered in

SUBMITTER: Sebakeng M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10497991 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature