Pattern of non-fatal injuries in road traffic crashes in a hilly area: A study from Shimla, North India

Abstract

Research Question:What are the various injuries in road traffic crash cases?Objectives:To study various non-fatal injuries in road traffic crash cases.Study Design:Hospital based Descriptive study.Study Population:The study population comprised of 401 consecutive cases of non- fatal injuries involved in road traffic crashes and reported at Indira Gandhi Medical College hospital, Shimla.Study Period:1st June 2005 to 31st May 2006.Study Variables:Demographic characteristics of the victims, pattern of injuries and hospital stay of the victims. Types of crashes, time, day and month of crashes, vehicles involved in crashes, use of protective gear etc.Statistical Analysis:Percentages, Proportions.Results:73% of the injured victims were young between 20-49yrs, male to female ratio being 5.3:1. Employees (34.7%) and occupants of transport vehicles (45.9%) constituted the maximum number of the victims. Major injuries (fractures and abd. injuries) were reported in 53.4% of the victims and fractures of lower limb were the commonest of the injuries (26.3%). Use of seat-belt was found to be alarmingly low (14.3%) amongst the four- wheeler users and its non-use was found to be significantly associated with the major injuries. Helmet was used by 36 cases (66.7%) out of total of 54 users of motorized two-wheelers at the time of crash. Human error was the most reported cause of crash (82%) and the most common mode of crash was skidding and/rolling down (55%).23.1% of the drivers were reported to have consumed alcohol at the time of crash.

Pattern of epidemiological correlates among road traffic accident in-patients of a tertiary care hospital of West Bengal, India

“…23,24,9 Regarding predictors and precipitators in humanenvironmental and vehicular aspects, the current study findings had similarities with studies by Pathak, Mishra, Tripathy and Mahajan. 7,11,17,25 Regarding injury and care seeking behavior the findings of the study were in concordance to studies by Kiran, Sharma and Patil. 24,14,19 The analytical approach adopted in the present study, in expressing the spectrum of RTA outcome separately in terms of death and disability as one extreme, while assigning the facet of complete cure as reference, is unique in the sense that usage of such multinomial logistic regression methodology was not found in any other studies in contemporary scientific literature despite extensive search.…”

Impact of First Aid on Treatment Outcomes for Non-Fatal Injuries in Rural Bangladesh: Findings from an Injury and Demographic Census

“…Injuries are a relatively neglected health issue, [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ] around 4.7 million people die annually as a result of intentional and unintentional injuries which together account for 8.5% of all deaths globally [ 5 , 6 ]. In 2010, an estimated 11% of the total cause of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) was attributed to injuries with over 90% of the DALYs lost occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) [ 7 , 8 ]. Non-fatal injuries occur more often than fatal injuries and have a significant impact on disability, productivity, cost of treatment and rehabilitation [ 9 , 10 , 11 ].…”

“…It has been forecast that the magnitude of both non-fatal and fatal injuries will decline in high-income countries, but will continue to be a significant cause of death and disability in the developing world over the next 20 years [ 1 , 8 ]. In LMICs, injuries account for about one third of all outpatient hospital visits [ 7 , 12 ]. Despite its overall significance, the burden of injuries in these countries has not yet been fully understood due to lack of population-based data at a country level leading to inadequate preventive efforts, limited resources and ill-equipped healthcare systems to address the issue [ 1 , 3 , 13 ].…”

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

“…14,15 The findings from our study are in agreement with other studies where majority of the RTA victims were males. [16][17][18][19][20][21][22] A majority of male involvement is as per expectation since males are more exposed to road traffic accidents because they venture out of houses more than females for the purpose of livelihood and other work purposes.…”