The epidemiology and prehospital care of motorcycle crashes in a sub-Saharan African urban center.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Road traffic crashes (RTCs) are common among motorcyclists in Kigali, Rwanda. The Service d'Aide Medicale Urgente (SAMU), a prehospital ambulance service, responds to many of these crashes. We aimed to describe motorcycle-related RTCs managed by SAMU.

Methods

SAMU clinical data including demographic information, injury characteristics, and management details were analyzed descriptively for all motorcycle crashes occurring between December 2012 and July 2016.

Results

Every patient included in this study was injured. These patients all called the ambulance for their injuries after a motorcycle crash. There were 2,912 motorcycle-related RTCs over the study period, representing 26% of all patients managed by SAMU. The incidence of motorcycle crashes in Kigali wa

SUBMITTER: Rosenberg A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7500827 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature