Introduction : Les traumatismes dento-maxillo- faciaux (TDMF) représentent l’ensemble des lésions intéressants la face et les maxillaires. De par leur gravité, ils constituent une urgence en odontostomatologie. L’objectif de cette étude était de déterminer les facteurs étiologiques et d’ide...
Background: Road Traffic Accident is an incident on a way or street open to public traffic. It becomes one of the most significant public health problems in the world especially in developing countries. In Ethiopia, it represents a significant risk for morbidity and mortality. It is also the major public...
Introduction: Little information is available regarding the characteristics of patients attending the emergency centre (EC) in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This study aims to provide some epidemiological and clinical aspects of patients admitted to the emergency centre at Beni General Referral Hospi...
Background
Close to 500 people die annually from Road Traffic Collisions in Botswana. The country's Emergency Medical Service is limited in capacity and coverage and greatest in the region of the capital city, Gaborone. Botswana Police Service officers are often first responders to the incidents and prov...
Introduction: Since the advent of motorcycle cabs in Kisangani, a large number of road traffic accidents have been observed. The aim of this study is to determine the epidemiological, clinical and radiographic profile of severe cranioencephalic trauma treated at the Cliniques Universitaires de Kisangani....
Background. Road traffic accidents (RTAs) are a leading cause of injury and death globally, particularly among children. Pedestrians are most often injured, especially in middle- and low-income countries. The epidemiology, patterns and severity of injuries in children
involved in RTAs in our community ar...
The World Health Organization (WHO) African Region is struggling with increasing harm associated with alcohol consumption. Legislators of Sao Tome and Principe, concerned about this harm and the high prevalence of alcohol use disorders, designed a comprehensive alcohol control bill to tackle this situati...
Introdução: A sinistralidade rodoviária constitui um problema de saúde pública em Moçambique. É legítimo pensar que a ausência dum sistema de emergência pré hospitalar e de alerta eficaz para o socorro dos sinistrados contribui para o aumento de mortes no local de acidente de viacão ou a cami...
