Influence of environmental factors on road traffic accidents: Hospital based cross sectional study at Tirupati
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction: Globalization with simultaneous motorization and population surge has led to rise in the number of road related accidents, injuries and fatalities. Vulnerable environmental conditions play a significant role in the escalating toll of Road Traffic Accidents. The objectives of this study are to know the road related factors and climatic conditions during RTA, and determine the association of environmental factors with type of injury. Methodology: A hospital based, cross sectional study with victims of road traffic accidents admitted in S.V.R.R. Government General Hospital, Tirupati, as study subjects was done. Study was conducted between during June 2013 to May 2014 for one year. A total of 820 victims of road traffic accidents were interviewed after taking prior consent using a predesigned questionnaire. Results: Most of the road traffic accidents have occurred ‘within village’ and near turnings of the road. Majority of the victims was familiar with the road where RTA happened and adequate lighting was reported in approximately half of the cases. Weather was mostly hot & dry in majority of cases. Grievous type of injury was more in case of road traffic accidents taking place at national highways. Conclusion and recommendations: RTAs on national highways has recorded most of the grievous injuries, hence speed limit sign boards and speed detector sensors places is needed as required on these roads. Junction points are one of the vulnerable sites of RTAs, which makes proper signaling systems and traffic police supervision at specific areas mandatory. There is a need to improve the quality of roads and establishment of surveillance mechanism for proper feedback to prevent the occurrence of RTAs.
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Bayapa Reddy N, Shakeer Kahn P, Surendra babu D, Khadervali N, Chandrasekhar C, Sravana Deepthi C
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