“Study On Ear, Nose, Throat & Facial Injuries Following Road Traffic Accident, Attending Tripura Medical College & Dr. Bram Teaching Hospital”- A Tertiary Care Centre, North Eastern State Of India
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 4
Abstract
With increase in number of road traffic accidents, injury to the face and facial skeleton has become more important. A total of 100 patients with road traffic accident were included in the study attending in the Tripura medical college and Dr. BRAM Teaching Hospital during the period of June 2013 to December 2015. The median age of patients at presentations was 18 years (range 1 to 72 years). There were 80 males and 20 female with male to female ratio was 4:1in this study. Isolated ENT injuries were reported in 87.2% patients while 13.8% patients had multiple injuries. The nose was the most common body region injured accounting for 50% followed by ear (35%) and throat (15%). Nasal bleeding (50%), soft tissue injury (30%) and fracture nasal bone (20%) are the most common nasal presentation following road traffic accident. Bleeding from ear (57%), pinna injury (20%), tympanic membrane perforation (17.1%) and temporal bone fracture (2.8%) are the most common ear presentation following road traffic accident and Soft tissue injury (80%) and cut injury (20%) are the most common throat presentation.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Bidhan Das, Dr. Surajit Kumar Das, Dr. Lairenjam Alpha, Dr. Prabir Kumar Saha
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- DOI 10.9790/0853-1704134953.
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