ArticleTraffic injury prevention2020
The epidemiology and prehospital care of motorcycle crashes in a sub-Saharan African urban center.
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- Prehospital Emergency Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review.Prehospital and disaster medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Lived experiences of prehospital care among road traffic accident survivors in Rwanda: a qualitative descriptive study.BMC emergency medicine · 2026Article
- Lived Experiences of Trained Motorcyclists and Bicyclists Providing First Aid after Road Traffic Accidents in Rwanda: A Phenomenological Study.Rwanda journal of medicine and health sciences · 2026Article
- Compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Standards and Its Associated Factors among Workers of Roofing Factories in Rwanda.Rwanda journal of medicine and health sciences · 2025Article
- Effect of First Aid Training on Motorcyclists and Cyclists' Knowledge, Skills, Attitude, and Self-Efficacy in Managing Road Traffic Accident Victims in Rwanda: A Quasi-Experimental Study.Rwanda journal of medicine and health sciences · 2025Article
- Epidemiology and Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures at Four Public Hospitals in Malawi.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2024Article
- Injury patterns in patients with severe traumatic brain injuries from motor crashes admitted to Mulago hospital accidents & emergency unit.African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence · 2023Article
- Characteristics and outcomes following motorized and non-motorized vehicular trauma in a resource-limited setting.Injury · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveRoad 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.
methodsSAMU clinical data including demographic information, injury characteristics, and management details were analyzed descriptively for all motorcycle crashes occurring between December 2012 and July 2016.
resultsEvery 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 (
conclusionMotorcycle-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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