Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 13 issue 4 2023
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Experiences and Interventions by Botswana police officers in providing emergency care in road traffic collisions in the greater Gaborone region
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Title
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 13 issue 4 2023
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Experiences and Interventions by Botswana police officers in providing emergency care in road traffic collisions in the greater Gaborone region
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Experiences and Interventions by Botswana police officers in providing emergency care in road traffic collisions in the greater Gaborone region
Subject
Pre-hospital care
Road traffic collisions
Botswana police services
Road traffic collisions
Botswana police services
Description
Background: Close to 500 people die annually from Road Traffic Collisions in Botswana. The country’s Emergency
Medical Service is limited in capacity and coverage and greatest in the region of the capital city, Gaborone.
Botswana Police Service officers are often first responders to the incidents and provide first aid, however the
extent of their interventions and their experiences has not been studied.
Methods: A questionnaire based cross-sectional survey was conducted in January 2016 on a sample of 99 officers
on past pre-hospital care training, attitudes towards providing pre-hospital care for accident victims, the number
of road traffic collision related deaths and injuries encountered in the last 6 months, their interventions to the
victims and limitations encountered in providing care.
Results: The officers self-reported attending to a median of 10 injured victims (IQR = 5 – 20) and a median of 2
deaths (IQR = 0 – 4) in the preceding 6 months. The officers generally acknowledged their role and responsibility
to provide pre-hospital care to the victims. Officers frequently secured accident scenes and transported injured
victims to health facilities. They rarely performed haemorrhage control on victims, performed any airway manoeuvres
or splint injured limbs. The major limitations to providing care were lack of first aid supplies and
personal protective equipment, lack of knowledge and skills to provide care and interference from onlookers at
accident scenes.
Conclusion: Botswana Police officers in the greater Gaborone area attend to a considerable number of traffic
related injuries and fatalities. These results support many opportunities for educational interventions to add
value to pre-hospital care
Medical Service is limited in capacity and coverage and greatest in the region of the capital city, Gaborone.
Botswana Police Service officers are often first responders to the incidents and provide first aid, however the
extent of their interventions and their experiences has not been studied.
Methods: A questionnaire based cross-sectional survey was conducted in January 2016 on a sample of 99 officers
on past pre-hospital care training, attitudes towards providing pre-hospital care for accident victims, the number
of road traffic collision related deaths and injuries encountered in the last 6 months, their interventions to the
victims and limitations encountered in providing care.
Results: The officers self-reported attending to a median of 10 injured victims (IQR = 5 – 20) and a median of 2
deaths (IQR = 0 – 4) in the preceding 6 months. The officers generally acknowledged their role and responsibility
to provide pre-hospital care to the victims. Officers frequently secured accident scenes and transported injured
victims to health facilities. They rarely performed haemorrhage control on victims, performed any airway manoeuvres
or splint injured limbs. The major limitations to providing care were lack of first aid supplies and
personal protective equipment, lack of knowledge and skills to provide care and interference from onlookers at
accident scenes.
Conclusion: Botswana Police officers in the greater Gaborone area attend to a considerable number of traffic
related injuries and fatalities. These results support many opportunities for educational interventions to add
value to pre-hospital care
Creator
M. Sebakeng , M. Cox
Source
www.elsevier.com/locate/afjem
Publisher
elsavier
Date
29 August 2023
Contributor
peri irawan
Format
pdf
Language
english
Type
text
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Citation
M. Sebakeng , M. Cox, “Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 13 issue 4 2023
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Experiences and Interventions by Botswana police officers in providing emergency care in road traffic collisions in the greater Gaborone region,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed November 21, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2362.
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Experiences and Interventions by Botswana police officers in providing emergency care in road traffic collisions in the greater Gaborone region,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed November 21, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2362.