Abstract
Introduction The aim of this study was to assess the capacity of Burkina Faso’s health services to care for road accident victims, from the crash site up to their recovery and rehabilitation. Methods We performed a situation analysis rooted in the literature findings, an overview of administrative documents, followed by the analysis of pre-hospital, hospital and post-hospital care. We also performed monitoring visits and interviewed a number of stakeholders, aiming to understand the current situation and identify the most important knowledge gaps, required for the development of policy and implementation of the holistic intervention plan. Results The study identified numerous and strong deficiencies across the total care of road accident victims management spectrum. The results suggest that a broad-scope intervention is needed, although even smaller-scale effects on elements of total care may yield improvements in specific areas. We also detected a substantial need for more primary studies that can provide relevant data for policy. Conclusion This study identified numerous problems, which need to be further explored and quantified, before a more systematic intervention can be applied across the country, aiming to reduce the negative health consequences of road accidents.
Highlights
The aim of this study was to assess the capacity of Burkina Faso’s health services to care for road accident victims, from the crash site up to their recovery and rehabilitation
The results suggest that a broad-scope intervention is needed, even smaller-scale effects on elements of total care may yield improvements in specific areas
This study identified numerous problems, which need to be further explored and quantified, before a more systematic intervention can be applied across the country, aiming to reduce the negative health consequences of road accidents
Summary
The aim of this study was to assess the capacity of Burkina Faso’s health services to care for road accident victims, from the crash site up to their recovery and rehabilitation. The framework of the road accidents can be viewed from four perspectives: pre-hospital care, the emergency medical service (EMS), hospital care and post-hospital care. Some of the most important barriers in better understanding and providing efficient interventions include the lack of organizational models, inexistent or inappropriate training centres, problems linked to the cost of care as well as sustainability, faced with the high demand for services.[2] the emergency medical care managed to improve the health of the African populations over the past 20 years, the advances in the domain of road trauma remained modest.[3,4]
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