Abstract Background Globally, about 1.25 million people die annually from road
trafficcollisions. Evidence from global safety report shows a decreasing trend of road traffic …

Background. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the most common cause of death/disability in
children. The Glasgow coma scale and other parameters are used for treatment/follow‐up of …

Background Road traffic accidents (RTA) remain a global public health concern in
developing countries. The aim of the study was to document the frequency, characteristics …

BACKGROUND: Ethiopia has a well established health care system but lacks significant
improvements on emergency medical services and suffers a shortage of equally initiative …

Background Road traffic injuries, which are responsible for premature deaths and functional
losses, are the leading causes of unintentional injuries in Ethiopia. As most studies on road …

Background Traumatic chest injury is responsible for 10%–15% of all trauma-related
hospital admissions across the world. It is also responsible for approximately 25% of trauma …

In this article, the Addis Ababa city road safety policies are examined and analysed based
on the Vision Zero approach to road safety work. Three major policy documents are …

Background: In Iran, Road Traffic Injuries (RTIs) is the second-leading cause of deaths, and
the first leading cause of disabilityadjusted life year, and has one of the highest rates of …

Purpose: Injury continues to be an important cause of morbidity and mortality in both
developed and developing countries. Globally, it is responsible for approximately 5.8 million …

Background Global childhood mortality rates remain high. Millennium Development Goal 4
focused efforts on reducing rates by two-thirds between 1990 and 2015. In Ethiopia, child …