Research Article
Motorcycle Accidents and Their Outcomes amongst Victims Admitted to Health Facilities in Guinea: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of RTA victims admitted to hospitals by type of road traffic accidents, Guinea, 2015–2017.
| Variables | Motorcycle RTA (N = 11,623) | Other RTA (N = 3,339) | value |
| Type of injury | N | % | N | % | <0.001 | No injury | 1,670 | 14.4 | 800 | 24.0 | Wounds | 4,559 | 39.2 | 912 | 27.3 | Fractures | 165 | 1.4 | 85 | 2.6 | Traumatic brain injury | 138 | 1.2 | 80 | 2.4 | Two or more injuries | 5,091 | 43.8 | 1,462 | 43.8 | GCS | (N = 11,528) | (N = 3,312) | <0.001 | Normal | 11,031 | 95.7 | 3,116 | 94.1 | Mild coma | 334 | 2.9 | 75 | 2.3 | Heavy or deep coma | 163 | 1.4 | 121 | 3.6 | Death | (N = 11,623) | (N = 3,247) | <0.001 | Yes | 128 | 1.1 | 109 | 3.3 | Not recorded | 287 | 2.5 | 92 | 2.8 |
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GCS: Glasgow Coma Score; N: total number for each variable.
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