Table 2.
Distribution of respondents by their base line information, Nekemte, Ethiopia, 2019.
No | Information(N = 286) | Category | Frequency | Percent |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Time of incidents | Morning to mid-day | 170 | 59.4 |
Afternoon | 75 | 26.2 | ||
Mid-night | 11 | 3.8 | ||
Mid-night to morning | 30 | 10.5 | ||
2 | Type of vehicle in which the patient was injured | Sino track | 15 | 5.6 |
Isuzu | 16 | 6.0 | ||
High roof | 48 | 18.0 | ||
Bus | 46 | 17.2 | ||
Minibus | 50 | 18.7 | ||
Bajaj | 17 | 6.4 | ||
Motor cycle | 43 | 16.1 | ||
Other | 32 | 12.0 | ||
3 | Number of vehicles involved | Single vehicle | 197 | 68.9 |
Multiple vehicles | 89 | 31.1 | ||
4 | Situation of the victim during accident | Walking on the road | 42 | 14.7 |
Fall from a moving vehicle | 72 | 25.2 | ||
Rolled vehicle | 90 | 31.5 | ||
Vehicle collision | 71 | 24.8 | ||
Other | 11 | 3.8 | ||
5 | Purpose of vehicle involved in an incident | For private travel | 126 | 44.1 |
For public transportation | 149 | 52.1 | ||
Public services provision | 11 | 3.8 | ||
6 | Victims role at the time of accident | Pedestrian | 73 | 25.5 |
Passengers | 117 | 40.9 | ||
Driver | 56 | 19.6 | ||
Driver assistant | 40 | 14.0 | ||
7 | Distance of scene from receiving hospital | <10 Km | 118 | 41.3 |
11–20 Km | 63 | 22.0 | ||
21-30 km | 34 | 11.9 | ||
41–50Km | 50 | 17.5 | ||
>51Km | 21 | 7.3 | ||
8 | Time elapsed until help arrived in minutes | <15 min | 188 | 65.7 |
>15 min | 98 | 34.3 | ||
9 | Means of transportation to receiving hospital | Ambulance | 134 | 46.9 |
Other vehicles | 142 | 49.7 | ||
Carried by people | 10 | 3.5 | ||
10 | Accompanying personnel to receiving hospital | Emergency Medical Technicians | 84 | 29.4 |
Traffic police | 192 | 67.1 | ||
Bystanders | 10 | 3.5 |