Clinical characteristics, risk factors, and patterns of Road Traffic Injuries (RTIs) presenting in emergency department of a tertiary care hospital
Keywords:
Road Traffic injuries, Road accidents, road traffic accidents, mortality, Bike injuriesAbstract
Objectives:
RTIs are one of the most common conditions seen in the emergency department. Therefore we conducted this study to evaluate the main characteristics, etiology, and patterns of road traffic injuries (RTIs) in the emergency department of the tertiary care hospital.
Methods:
We conducted a cross-sectional study in the emergency department of the tertiary care hospital from January to August 2022. A structured pre-validated questionnaire was used to collect the data of the patients. Informed consent was taken from the patients who fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The questionnaire collected details related to the socio-economic features, reasons for RTIs, and the pattern of the injuries. The data was entered on the SPSS version 20 and descriptive analysis was run.
Results:
A total of 203 patients were enrolled in the study. Almost half of the patients, 101(49.8%) patients were from the age category of 18-30. The majority of the patients were males, 158 (77.8%) patients. The most common vehicle involved was a motorbike resulting in 78.3% of the cases. The majority of RTIs occurred on the main road with 179(88.2%) cases. The most common sites of injuries were the lower limb (135 (66.5%), upper limb [49 (24.1%)[and head [105 (51.7%%)].
Conclusion:
In the majority of the RTIs, motorbikes were the main factor. Major reasons for the RTIs include the irresponsible behavior of the speeding driver, careless road crossing the people, and breaking the signals which lead to serious injuries.
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