Epidemiological study on patients with road traffic accidents admitted in department of orthopaedics at a rural hospital in India (a retrospective study of more than 1000 patients)

Agrawal, Amit; Bishnoi, Madharam; Girishbhai, Patel Mayur; Vishnubhai, Patel Mital; Pravinbhai, Patel Parth; Vinodbhai, Patel Pruthvi

doi:10.22271/ortho.2018.v4.i1a.06

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“…Similar findings were observed in a study done by Aditya et al in Vadodara and Khan SP, Hussain AR in Tirupati who found that most common age group affected was 21-30 years (34.91%& 34.20% respectively). 23,24 This is because the youths are the one often having been involved risk taking behaviour and increased usage of vehicle for college, work and other purposes. This is indicating the loss of tender; active and productive age people are the one affected by RTA related injuries in turn adding to higher economic loss to the country.…”

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Road traffic accidents attending casualty in a tertiary care hospital : a 03 year study from South Western India

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Background: Road Traffic Accident (RTA) is any vehicular accident occurring on the roadway i.e. originating on, terminating on, or involving a vehicle partially on the roadway. Road traffic accidents are a human tragedy which has an immeasurable impact on the families affected. The WHO estimates that over 1.2 million people pass away every year on the world’s roads, and between 20 and 50 million fall victims to non-fatal injuries. The incidence of RTA remains poorly measured in India.Methods: The present study is conducted at casualty department of a tertiary care hospital in South Western India among victims of road traffic accident. This cross sectional study was conducted to elucidate the role of various factors involved in road traffic accidents and to study demographic profile and injury pattern among RTA victims. All the reported RTA cases from 1st January 2016 to 31st December 2018 were included in the study.Results: A total of 875 cases of RTA were studied. There were 83.77%(n=733) male and 16.23%(n=142) female accident victims. Most of the patients were aged between 21 and 30 years. Monsoons witnessed 46.63%(n=408) cases. Most cases occurred between 6 and 12pm (54.4%, n=476). Commonest injury was a simple injury (72.91%, n=638), dangerous injuries (27.09% percent, n=237) and dead was (7.43%, n=65). The highest number of accidents took place in the month of June (19.09%, n=167) and on Sundays (22.17%). Among the motorized vehicles, two-wheeler drivers were more (76.91%, n=673) involved in accidents. In this study 17.60% (n=154) were under influence of alcohol while driving.Conclusions: This study shows there are multiple factors associated with road traffic accidents. Most of the factors responsible for RTA and its fatal consequences are preventable. India, as a signatory to the Brasilia declaration, intends to reduce road accidents and traffic fatalities by 50% by 2022. A comprehensive multipronged approach can mitigate most of them.

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Road traffic accidents attending casualty in a tertiary care hospital : a 03 year study from South Western India

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“…8 As per a study, most of the victims of RTAs are the breadwinner of the family. 9 The financial burden, particularly, is high for poorer households in rural areas, and those seeking treatment at private health facilities with no health insurance. 10 RTAs continue to be a social threat, incurring a heavy loss of valuable human resource.…”

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Spatio-temporal analysis of road traffic accidents in Indian large cities

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Govil

2019

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health

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Introduction: Every day 1374 road traffic accidents (RTAs) and 400 deaths take place in India. The number of deaths in RTAs would increase to 662 persons per day in 2030 and will not begin to decline until 2042, which is a serious public health concern. Objectives: Present paper attempts to analyse the trends and patterns of RTAs in India during the year 2000-2015, and the patterns in the year 2015 in cities with population size 2 million or more. Methods: Three years moving average is calculated to nullify the fluctuations in the data, exponential curve drawn to assess the pattern. Simple growth rate is calculated and absolute change found out to assess the difference between the year 2000 and 2015. Results: The exponential growth rate curve of the number of RTAs shows upward trend during 2000-2015 in India. The spatial analysis of severity shows that there is no direct link between the number of accidents and the severity. The city-wise analysis of RTAs by the vehicle involved, age of the persons, cite, and timing of accidents shows a varying pattern across the cities. Conclusions: The results suggest for city-based strategies to reduce the RTAs, injuries, and deaths, under the umbrella of national policy.

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Epidemiological study on patients with road traffic accidents admitted in department of orthopaedics at a rural hospital in India (a retrospective study of more than 1000 patients)

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Road traffic accidents attending casualty in a tertiary care hospital : a 03 year study from South Western India

Road traffic accidents attending casualty in a tertiary care hospital : a 03 year study from South Western India

Spatio-temporal analysis of road traffic accidents in Indian large cities

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