Epidemiologic Characteristics of Pediatric Trauma Patients Receiving Prehospital Care in Kigali, Rwanda

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2019, Pages 630-636

  Aluisio, Adam R ^a   Umuhire, Olivier Félix ^b   Mbanjumucyo, Gabin ^b   George, Naomi ^a   Kearney, Alexis ^a   Karim, Naz ^a   Nyinawankusi, Jeanne D'Arc ^c   Uwitonze, Eric ^c   Enumah, Sam ^d   Scott, John W ^d   Mutabazi, Zeta ^b   Ntakiyiruta, Georges ^e   Jayaraman, Sudha ^f   Riviello, Robert ^d   Byiringiro, Jean Claude ^b   Levine, Adam C ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

^c Service d'Aide Médicale Urgente   (Rwanda)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Teaching Hospital   (Rwanda)

^f VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; injury; Rwanda

Indexed keywords

INFUSION FLUID;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC PATIENT; RWANDA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; INJURY; POVERTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT, HEALTH CARE; POVERTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RWANDA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 85011822020     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: 15351815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001045     Document Type: Article

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