Table 3.
Clinical characteristics of road traffic accident victims admitted to hospital emergency units in eight districts of Guinea from 2015 to 2017
| Characteristics | N | (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of hospital | Public hospitals | 27348 | (98.5) |
| Private hospitals | 403 | (1.5) | |
| Admission to hospital departments | No hospital admission | 23240 | (83.6) |
| Surgery department | 2171 | (7.8) | |
| Orthopedic department | 546 | (2.0) | |
| Intensive care unit | 207 | (0.7) | |
| Neurosurgery department | 17 | (< 0.1) | |
| Not recorded | 824 | (3) | |
| Predominant type of injury | Soft tissue | 21160 | (76.2) |
| Facture | 2682 | (9.7) | |
| Joint | 377 | (1.4) | |
| Dislocation | 295 | (1.1) | |
| Main anatomical site of injury | Head | 10350 | (37.3) |
| Lower limb | 9179 | (33.1) | |
| Upper limb | 5514 | (19.9) | |
| Chest | 604 | (2.2) | |
| Abdominal –Lumbar | 951 | (3.4) | |
| Location of fracture | Lower limb | 1770 | (6.4) |
| Upper limb | 764 | (2.8) | |
| Mandible | 164 | (0.6) | |
| Ribs | 61 | (0.2) | |
| Glasgow Coma Score a | Normal | 25769 | (92.9) |
| Mild coma | 1185 | (4.3) | |
| Heavy coma | 327 | (1.2) | |
| Deep coma | 201 | (0.7) | |
| Not recorded | 269 | (1.0) | |
RTA Road traffic accident, Glasgow coma score- normal = 15; mild coma = 14–10; heavy coma = 9–7; deep coma = 6 = 3