Prehospital factors associated with mortality among road traffic injury patients: analysis of Cameroon trauma registry data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cameroon is amongst the worst affected countries by road traffic injuries with an estimated 1443 disability-adjusted life years per 100,000 population. There have been very limited reports on the crucial prehospital response to road traffic injuries in Cameroon. This study aimed to identify prehospital factors associated with RTI mortality in Cameroon.

Methods

We included patients enrolled between June 2022 and March 2023 in the Cameroon Trauma Registry. Information about prehospital factors and demographic data was obtained from patients or their proxies. We examined the association of prehospital care factors like care at the crash scene and type of transportation during crash with final patient outcome. We used Chi-squared test to investigate the association be

SUBMITTER: Ngekeng S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11484105 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature