The present study consists of 100 road traffic injury cases admitted in our tertiary health care centre. In the present study males victims (84 cases, 84%) outnumbered the females victims (16 cases, 16%) with an approximate male female ratio of 5:1. Four wheelers and two wheelers involving mainly pedestrians were the most common cause for fatal head injury seen in 66 cases, 66%. Multiple abrasions were the most commonly seen external injury, seen in 68 cases, 68%. Skull bone fracture was seen in 40 cases, 40%. Temporal and parietal bones were common site of fracture seen in 41 cases, 41%.The mean survival period was 73.42 hours, range being 6 hours to 600 hours.
Key Words:
Road Traffic Accident, Head Injury, Four Wheelers, Two Wheelers, Pedestrians
Introduction:
Road traffic injuries are a major cause of death and disability globally, with a disproportionate number occurring in developing countries (1). The highest burden of injuries and fatalities is borne disproportionately by poor people in developing countries, as pedestrians, passengers of buses and minibuses, and cyclists (2). Though this tertiary care centre is located away from the Chennai City area it experiences quite number of Road Traffic Accident (RTA) cases as it is situated on the GST Road, one of the busiest national highway in the Southern Region of India. Moreover, …show more content…
Railway accident cases were excluded from the present study. In some cases the type of vehicle was not known and we have included such cases in others category. Detail information such as name, age, sex, educational status, profession, date and time of accident, type of injury and other relevant data were noted. Other relevant information was also collected from the hospital investigation records, police papers and relatives. These data were tabulated for easy study and comparison with the previous available
Key Words:
Road Traffic Accident, Head Injury, Four Wheelers, Two Wheelers, Pedestrians
Introduction:
Road traffic injuries are a major cause of death and disability globally, with a disproportionate number occurring in developing countries (1). The highest burden of injuries and fatalities is borne disproportionately by poor people in developing countries, as pedestrians, passengers of buses and minibuses, and cyclists (2). Though this tertiary care centre is located away from the Chennai City area it experiences quite number of Road Traffic Accident (RTA) cases as it is situated on the GST Road, one of the busiest national highway in the Southern Region of India. Moreover, …show more content…
Railway accident cases were excluded from the present study. In some cases the type of vehicle was not known and we have included such cases in others category. Detail information such as name, age, sex, educational status, profession, date and time of accident, type of injury and other relevant data were noted. Other relevant information was also collected from the hospital investigation records, police papers and relatives. These data were tabulated for easy study and comparison with the previous available