Impact of easing COVID-19 lockdown restrictions on traumatic injuries in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: one-year experience at a major trauma centre.
Rayan Jafnan AlharbiRami Al-JafarSharfuddin ChowdhuryMuhammad Aziz RahmanAteeq AlmuwalladAbdullah AlshibaniVirginia Jane LewisPublished in: BMC public health (2023)
This is one of the first studies to document trauma trends over a one-year period after easing lockdown restrictions. MVC continues to be the leading cause of injuries despite a slight decrease; overall injury cases rebounded towards pre-lockdown levels in Saudi Arabia. Injury prevention needs robust legislation with respect to road safety measures and law enforcement that can decrease the burden of traumatic injuries.