Retrospective Analysis of Road Traffic Accident Patients among Patients Visited in Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Accidents, tragically, are not often due to ignorance, but are due to carelessness, thoughtlessness and over confidence. Materials & Methods: This study was conducted in the Department Community Medicine, Pacific Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. It included 80 patients with road traffic accidents of both genders. Type of fracture, vehicles of victims etc was recorded. Results: Age group 20-40 years had 10 males, 5 females, age group 40-60 years had 15 males and 20 females and 60-80 years had 25 males and 5 females. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Type of injury was mandible fracture in 12 patients, maxilla fracture (14), laceration of skin (19), rib fracture (25), radius fracture (10), rib fracture (14) and head injury in 15 patients. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Commonly involved vehicle was car (40), truck (15), scooter (10), bus (5) and bike (10). The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Most commonly females are involved in RTA. Commonly occurring injury was rib fracture and car was commonly seen.
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Ganesh G. Ramteke
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- DOI 10.21276/ijmrp.2018.4.2.084
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