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Indian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volume  5, Issue 1, Jan-Mar 2019, Pages 5-8
 

Original Article

Epidemiological Study on Road Traffic Accident Victims Presented to Emergency Department of Tertiary Hospital

Amrutha Valsalan, Sreekrishnan TP, Gireesh Kumar, Dhanasekharan BS, Bharath Prasad, Manu Sudhi

1,5Assistant Professor 2Associate Professor 3Professor & Head 4Professor 6Medical Officer, Department of Emergency medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences Edappally, Kochi, Kerala 682041, India.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijem.2395.311X.5119.1

Abstract

 Background: Trauma is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity globally. In our country more than a million are injured and killed in road traffic accidents. This study aimed to describe the different pattern of injuries of patient attending the emergency department. Objective: An epidemiological study on road traffic accident victims presented to emergency department of Amrita institute of medical sciences and research centre. Methodes: A total number of 95 patients were enrolled in the study. A pre- organized data sheet was prepared for each patient attended the emergency department of amrita institute of medical sciences. It contains data about socio-demographics, trauma data, clinical evaluation result as well as treatment strategies. Results: Most (22.1%) of the patients were aged between 20-30 years. The mean age of the patient was 35.8 years. There were 76 Males (83%) and 19 females (18%). More than half of the patients were from urban areas. Most patients (57.8%) are injured by two wheelers. 16 patients did not wear helmet, in which 8 patients (50%) had head injury. Most road traffic accidents are occurs in between 8-10 am. Conclusion: Trauma is a major health problem, especially in the young population in our country. Two wheelers are the commonest vehicle involved in the road traffic accidents. Trauma is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among all age groups and injuries from road traffic accident is the most common cause of disability in the developing world.


Keywords : Road traffic accidents; Two wheelers; Helmet; Injuries.
Corresponding Author : Dhanasekharan BS