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Analysisof Pattern of Incidence of Road Traffic Accidents Among Subjects Visited in Emergency at a Tertiary Care Hospital | |
Pradeep Kumar DP, Raaghav | |
Background: Road accidents have been the leading cause of deaths worldwide with the last three decades seeing a substantial increase in this regard. This study aims to o evaluate Pattern of road traffic accidents incidence among subjects visited in emergency.Material & methods: The present prospective observational study was conducted for a period of 6 months to evaluate Pattern of road traffic accidents incidence among subjects visited in emergency. The victims were interviewed for the injury details. Data collected was entered into Excel sheets and statistical analysis was done using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software.Results: In this study maximum cases were from age group 13-32 yrs(30.66%) and minimum cases were from age group 73-82 yrs (0.95%). Males were in predominance in this study i.e. 80.3% and females were 19.6%. The majority (55.80%) of patients were using 2-wheeler followed by 24.38% of pedestrians. The most common body part involved was the head which occurred in 38.09% patients followed by lower limb in 29.90%.32% of patients were under the influence of alcohol while 68% were nonalcoholic during the accident.Conclusion: The present study concluded that maximum cases were from age group 13-32 yrs and road traffic accidents were predominant in males. The majority of patients were using 2-wheeler and the most common body part involved was the head and majority were nonalcoholic during the accident. |
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