%0 Journal Article
%T Geospatial relationship of road traffic crashes and healthcare facilities with trauma surgical capabilities in Nairobi, Kenya: defining gaps in coverage
%A Ali Akida Wangara
%A Brian I Shaw
%A Catherine Juillard
%A Gladys Mbatha Wambua
%A Jason Kiruja
%A Judith Mutindi Mweu
%A Rochelle A Dicker
%J Archive of "Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open".
%D 2017
%R 10.1136/tsaco-2017-000130
%X Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are a cause of significant morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries. Access to timely emergency services is needed to decrease the morbidity and mortality of RTIs and other traumatic injuries. Our objective was to describe the distribution of roadtrafficcrashes (RTCs) in Nairobi with the relative distance and travel times for victims of RTCs to health facilities with trauma surgical capabilities
%K global surgery
%K trauma systems
%K motor vehicle trauma
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5887833/