In 2013 there were 17,283 recorded casualties from crashes on Ugandan roads. 2,937 people were killed, 12,754 Seriously Injured and 1,592 Slightly injured. 1,181 pedestrians (40.2%), 781 passengers (26.6%), 224 pedal cyclists (7.6%), 641 motor cyclists (21.8 %) and 110 drivers (3.7%) were killed. The total number of vehicles involved in crashes was 27,648. Motor Cars made up 36.4% per cent (n= 11,386) of the vehicles involved in all crashes. Motor cycles made up 26.9 % (7,450) of the vehicles involved in all. Residential structures continue to have the biggest number of fires over 34%, followed by commercial structures at 16% among others.
Uganda
Police Force, Annual Crime and Traffic/ Road Safety Report 2013
Hsia RY, Ozgediz D, Mutto M, Jayaraman S,
Kyamanywa P, Kobusingye OC.
Epidemiology of injuries presenting to the national hospital in Kampala,
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J Emerg Med. 2010;3:165–72.
Follow us over the coming weeks as we discuss Pre-hospital Medical care in Uganda, through our series named after the motorcycle menace that has changed the trauma picture and that could be used to change this same picture for the better.
“BODA BODA”
(A blog series on Pre-Hospital Medicine in Uganda)
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