Community willingness to participate in prehospital injury care: A cross-sectional survey of injury-prone areas along the national 3 highway in Cameroon.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are a growing public health problem requiring urgent attention in Cameroon where emergency medical services (EMS) are underdeveloped. In other countries, training laypersons to provide prehospital care has been shown to improve injury outcomes, but requires buy-in from the persons being trained to provide care. To inform development of a lay first responder (LFR) program in Cameroon, this study aimed to assess the willingness of community members and associated factors to provide prehospital care for RTIs along the N3 highway, a road linking Cameroon's two largest cities, known to have high incidence of RTIs.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional survey of community members living along the N3 highway, between June 18th and August 16t

SUBMITTER: Tanue EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12425217 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature