This chapter presents findings from interviews with respondents on their experiences of accessing emergency care services in Uganda following some form of trauma. It discusses the status of emergency care services in Uganda and some of the main causes of accidents including Road Traffic Accidents and Inter-personal Violence. Key concerns around the delays in accessing care and the catastrophic costs involved at this stage in patient journeys set the context for our subsequent findings on rehabilitation processes.

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Patients’ Journeys to Amputation (1): Emergency Care Services

  • Louise Ackers,
  • Jonathan Huck,
  • Laurence Kenney,
  • Allan Ndawula,
  • Jackson Murungi

摘要

This chapter presents findings from interviews with respondents on their experiences of accessing emergency care services in Uganda following some form of trauma. It discusses the status of emergency care services in Uganda and some of the main causes of accidents including Road Traffic Accidents and Inter-personal Violence. Key concerns around the delays in accessing care and the catastrophic costs involved at this stage in patient journeys set the context for our subsequent findings on rehabilitation processes.