Reducing mortality from motorcycle-related trauma in adolescents in Kinshasa: a multidisciplinary intensive care challenge.

Motorcycle-related trauma is a leading cause of adoles- cent mortality in low- and middle-income countries. In Kinshasa, motorcycle taxis contribute to severe injuries among young riders. Intensive care admission is often in- sufficient due to systemic limitations, including shortages of trained staff, ventilators, and blood products. Multidis- ciplinary approaches, integrating intensivists, trauma sur- geons, pediatricians, neurosurgeons, nurses, and rehabil- itation specialists, are essential. Adaptation of interna- tional trauma frameworks and preventive strategies such as helmet enforcement are critical to improving survival and functional outcomes.