Abstract
Motorcycles have been increasing used widely in various urban, suburban and villages in Cameroon with an increased in accidents resulting to injuries among the population. Head and limbs injuries are responsible for most of the cases encountered from related crashes. A prospective study on head and limbs injuries resulting from motorcycle crash were assessed among the different cases brought to the casualty and emergency department of the Kumba district hospital. Most of the injured cases were of motorcycle and other vehicle collisions 203 (47.65) and the least among motorcycle lone crash 51 (11.97). Motorcycle to motorcycle collisions accounted for 107 (25.12 %) of the cases. 65 (15.26%) were motorcycle with pedestrians related collision. Stepping up and facilitating the regulations on licenses and the use of personal protective equipment for riders, improvement of roads infrastructures with pedestrian path, expanding health facilities and equipment, and human resources for health as well as empowering the population on road safety measures will be very important for RTAs control measures of the nation.
Highlights
Injuries related to road traffic accidents (RTAs) is a significant and increasing public health concern
Of the 474 RTAs received at the casualty and emergency department (CED) of the Kumba district hospital in 2014, 426 (89.87%) were motorcycle related and met the inclusion criteria
Most of the injured cases were of motorcycle and other vehicle collisions 203 (47.65) and the least among motorcycle lone crash 51 (11.97)
Summary
Injuries related to road traffic accidents (RTAs) is a significant and increasing public health concern. This is due to the increase in mortality of more than 1.5 million people and above 25 million injured and disabled cases a year from RTAs worldwide [1]. The impact on individuals, families and the society is of great concern. This is further complicated in developing countries where commercial motorcycle accidents constitute a greater share of RTAs [3], followed by exponential population growth without the appropriate development of transport infrastructures.
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