Pre-hospital Care to Trauma Patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Hospital-based Cross-sectional Study

Tsegaye G Ananya, Menbeu Sultan, Biruktawit Zemede, Ayalew Zewdie

Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences · 2021 · 13 citations · 11 references

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Abstract

The study showed relatives and bystanders were the first responders during trauma care. However, ambulance utilization for pre-hospital care was low. There was trauma patients delay to arrive to hospital. Only half of the patients presented to the health facility within Golden hour.

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