Do deaths from road traffic injuries follow a classical trimodal pattern in North West Ethiopia? A hospital-based prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this study was to identify timing distribution and predictors of deaths following road traffic injuries among all age groups at Gondar Comprehensive specialised hospital.

Design

A single-centre prospective cohort study.

Setting

The study hospital is a tertiary hospital in North West Ethiopia.

Participants

We enrolled 454 participants who sustained road traffic injuries in to the current study. All age groups and injury severity were included except those who arrived dead, had no attendant and when the injury time was unknown.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The primary outcome was time to death measured in hours from injury time up to the 30th day of the injuries. Secondary outcomes were prehospital first aid, length of

SUBMITTER: Denu ZA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8689173 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature