Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of road traffic accidents patients received at 2 intensive care units in Saudi Arabia—A cross-sectional study

Abstract

Background: Road traffic accidents (RTAs) lead to major trauma, which is the greatest cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The purpose of the study was to determine the clinical epidemiological profiles of the patients received in intensive care units (ICU) with road traffic injuries (RTIs). Methods: The study, which included 300 patients, was conducted at emergency departments and two reference ICUs in Saudi Arabia. The patients were of varying ages and genders from different demographic backgrounds with different modes of injuries, varying degrees of shock, and multiple types of injury. Study variables included demographics, clinical presentations, and the types of fractures and lacerations. Results: Most of our study population was male ( n = 273; 91%). Car accidents were found to be the prevalent cause of injury ( n = 267; 89.0% cases). Only 21.7% of the study population ( n = 65) needed ICU admission compared to non-ICU patients ( n = 235; 78.3%). Injuries to the chest ( P = 0.0001), abdomen ( P = 0.0001), upper limbs ( P = 0.022), and spine ( P = 0.001) significantly contributed to ICU admissions. Conclusion: The burden on ICUs due to RTIs can be reduced in Saudi Arabia by adopting strict preventive measures against RTAs.

Clinical epidemiological characteristics of traffic injuries in rur alareas

“…Україна, на жаль, перебуває за цим показником значно нижче рівня розвинутих країн [5,6,9]. Дорожньо-транспортна травма у сільської місцевості за клініко-епідеміологічними характеристиками та наслідками є певною мірою серйознішою проблемою за місто, про що свідчать також дані світових джерел наукової інформації [10]…”

Prevalence and Determinants of Road Traffic Accidents in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review

“…Socio-demographic characteristics of participants: The socio-demographic information of participants from nine distinct studies is included in Table 1, which summarises the large number of cases from references [20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]. These studies' geographic scope is constrained because they were all selected within Saudi Arabia's regions, like the Aseer region [22], Al Kharj [23], Riyadh [24,26], Tabuk [25], Eastern Province [27], and Ha'il [28]. The research methodology of the reviewed studies [23,[25][26][27] used a cross-sectional design; one study [20] was Analysis of national data, and the others [21,22,24,28] were retrospective studies.…”

“…These studies' geographic scope is constrained because they were all selected within Saudi Arabia's regions, like the Aseer region [22], Al Kharj [23], Riyadh [24,26], Tabuk [25], Eastern Province [27], and Ha'il [28]. The research methodology of the reviewed studies [23,[25][26][27] used a cross-sectional design; one study [20] was Analysis of national data, and the others [21,22,24,28] were retrospective studies.…”

Urgência E Emergência, Atendimento Do Enfermeiro Frente a Pacientes Politraumatizados Em Acidentes Automobilístico

“…Dentre as principais lesões causadas pelos acidentes automobilísticos estão amputações, abrasões, contusões, lesão por esmagamentos, feridas penetrantes, lesões de tecidos moles, fraturas de membros, lesões craniocerebrais, lesões, toráxicas e abdominal. Um dos principais causadores destes acidentes é o excesso de velocidade e a depender de fatores como alto consumo de bebida alcoólica, fadiga do motorista, tipo de estrada, condições climáticas podem aumentar a gravidade das lesões sofridas (RAZIK et al, 2021).…”