Demographics of paediatric trauma at a zonal referral hospital for northwestern Tanzania: A cross-sectional study
Paediatric injury in this referral hospital in northwestern Tanzania has distinct variations in referral patterns, injury locations and injury types. Efforts are particularly needed for head and maxillo-facial emergency support due to the predominance of injuries to these body systems. Regional variations in paediatric trauma incidence may represent a future target for outreach from this referral institution.
Authors
- Shahzmah Suleman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0784-1243)
- Colleen Fant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6632-4778)
- Arthi Kozhumam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0401-3189)
- Vihar Kotecha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8228-9746)
- Douglas Lorenz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8114-0926)
- Charles Uttoh
- Rebecca Yalimo
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Lurie Children's Hospital (US)
- University of Louisville (US)
- Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences (TZ)
- Bugando Medical Centre (TZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- African Journal of Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.afjem.2025.100902
- Primary Topic
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00