A Rosenberg1, F Z Uwinshuti2, M Dworkin3, V Nsengimana4, E Kankindi2, M Niyonsaba2, J M Uwitonze2, I Kabagema2, T Dushime2, E Krebs3,5, S Jayaraman1,6. 1. Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia. 2. Service d'Aide Medicale Urgente, Rwanda Ministry of Health, Kigali, Rwanda. 3. School of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 4. Department of Emergency Medicine, University Teaching Hospital of Kigali, Kigali, Rwanda. 5. Department of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 6. Program for Global Surgery, Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, VCU Health, Richmond, Virginia.
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 was 258 crashes per 100,000 people over the 3.5-year study period. The average age was 30 years and 80% were males. The most common injuries were to the lower extremities (n = 958, 33%), head (n = 878, 30%), or upper extremities (n = 453, 16%). Injuries often resulted in fractures of extremities (n = 740, 25%) and external hemorrhage anywhere in the body (unspecified region; n = 660, 23%), yet few were severe based on the Kampala Trauma Score (n = 23, 2%) and Glasgow Coma Scale (n = 42, 1.5%). The most common interventions were provision of diclofenac (n = 1,526, 52.5%), peripheral intravenous (IV) access (n = 1,217, 42%), and administration of IV fluids (n = 1,048, 36%). CONCLUSION: Motorcycle-related RTCs represent a large burden of disease for patients treated by SAMU in Kigali, Rwanda. Young men are most at risk of injury, which imposes a financial strain on society. Though injuries occurred frequently, critical trauma cases from motorcycle crashes were uncommon. This may be a result of several initiatives in Rwanda to improve road safety.
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 was 258 crashes per 100,000 people over the 3.5-year study period. The average age was 30 years and 80% were males. The most common injuries were to the lower extremities (n = 958, 33%), head (n = 878, 30%), or upper extremities (n = 453, 16%). Injuries often resulted in fractures of extremities (n = 740, 25%) and external hemorrhage anywhere in the body (unspecified region; n = 660, 23%), yet few were severe based on the Kampala Trauma Score (n = 23, 2%) and Glasgow Coma Scale (n = 42, 1.5%). The most common interventions were provision of diclofenac (n = 1,526, 52.5%), peripheral intravenous (IV) access (n = 1,217, 42%), and administration of IV fluids (n = 1,048, 36%). CONCLUSION: Motorcycle-related RTCs represent a large burden of disease for patients treated by SAMU in Kigali, Rwanda. Young men are most at risk of injury, which imposes a financial strain on society. Though injuries occurred frequently, critical trauma cases from motorcycle crashes were uncommon. This may be a result of several initiatives in Rwanda to improve road safety.
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