Table 5.

Level of basic cares provided for patients injured in road traffic accidents in western Ethiopia, 2019.

No	Level of basic cares	Category	Frequency	Percent
1	Was emergency care given at the scene/during transportation?	Given	74	25.9
		Not given	212	74.1
2	Was the victims immobilized before transportation?	Immobilized	60	20.9
		Not immobilized	226	79.1
3	Further airway intervention	Needed and done	110	38.5
		Needed, but not done	62	21.7
		Not needed	114	39.9
4	Treatment of tension pneumothorax	Yes, chest drain was placed	55	19.2
		Yes, but chest drain was not placed	191	66.8
		Not evident	40	14.0
5	Was pulse-oximeter placed and functioning?	Yes, placed and was functional	246	86.0
		Available, but not placed	40	14.0
6	Was oxygen administration needed and given?	Needed and given	110	38.5
		Needed, but not given	62	21.7
		Not needed	114	39.9
7	Did full survey for and control of bleeding performed?	Performed	194	67.8
		Not performed	92	32.2
8	Was large IV bore placed and fluid started?	Placed and started	110	38.5
		Needed, neither placed nor started	62	21.7
		Not needed	114	39.9
9	Was blood transfusion needed and given?	Needed and given	108	37.8
		Needed but not given	39	13.6
		Not needed and not given	139	48.6
11	Does neurovascular status of all four limbs checked?	Checked	178	62.2
		Not checked	108	37.8
12	Was hypothermia likely and prevented?	Likely and prevented	53	18.5
		Likely but not prevented	178	62.2
		Was not likely	55	19.2
13	Was imaging needed and done?	Needed and done	79	27.6
		Needed but not done	108	37.8
		Not needed not done	99	34.6
14	Was referral needed and given?	Needed and referred	55	19.2
		Given but patient did not go	53	18.5
		Referral was not needed	178	62.2