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

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

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Indian Journal of Emergency Medicine 5(1):p 5-8, January-March 2019. | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijem.2395.311X.5119.1

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 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.

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Road traffic accidents; Two wheelers; Helmet; Injuries.

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