The project aims to provide 24/7 emergency medical services (EMS) in Uganda for road, highway accident victim's in Eastern Uganda, including on-site first aid, well-equipped ambulatory services, toll-free communication, and a district-level EMS coordination structure.
Road traffic injuries, particularly motorcycle and motor vehicle crashes, are the 4th leading cause of inpatient deaths in Uganda. More than 50% of crash injuries are due to motorcycle crashes, mainly poor rural riders using highways. (Major victims)
This includes establishing and equipping trauma teams and trauma centers, increasing well-equipped ambulance coverage to crash victims, ensuring appropriate resuscitation services and well-managed first aid services to control bleeding and use of technologies
With the current increasing trends of mortality due to crashes in Mbale, Soroti, Lira Highway in Eastern Uganda, it is imperative to focus on inclusive immediate post-crash care, dispatch and ambulance systems, and hospital-level care, including EMS services data collection and documentation that incorporates child-focused EMS.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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