An Epidemiological Study of Road Traffic Accident Cases Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital

Journal of Nepalgunj Medical College Pub Date : 2022-07-31 DOI:10.3126/jngmc.v20i1.48345

Binus Bhandari, Sugam Shrestha, D. Khadka

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Introduction: Road traffic accidents are a major global health problem. Incidence of road traffic accidents can be minimized by applying safety measures and following strict traffic rules and regulations. Aims: The main purpose of our study was to find out the socio-demographic profile of the victims involved in road traffic accidents and to provide epidemiological data. Methods: This is a hospital based, cross sectional study with victims of road traffic accidents attending to Nepalgunj Medical College, Kohalpur,a tertiary care center. Consecutive patients of road traffic accidents attending emergency department or admitted in wards (surgery, orthopedic or neurosurgery) were taken and information of injury pertaining to epidemiological factors and demographic profile along with time of occurrence of accident, type of vehicle involved, the pattern of injury, site of accident and part of body involved was collected on a pre-designed proforma. Results: Total patients enrolled in the study were 410.Majority of victims were young with age group of 10-19 years(18.5%). By gender male were more affected than female (67.8% versus 32.2%).Incident was more among married couple (61%). Majority belongs to Hindu by religion (96.1%). Regarding educational level majority have attained school level education (46.8%). By occupation majority were students (36.1%) followed by private employee (16.6%). Most of road traffic accidents were happened during summer season (65.4%). Regarding time most accidents were in between 6 PM10PM. Major site of accident was highway (63.4%). Among vehicle involved 4 wheelers were more common (65.4%).Head, neck and face region was found mostly injured in this study (33.2%). Most common type of injury was abrasion (30.7%) then followed by laceration (26.3%). Conclusion: Road traffic accidents can be minimized and it’s fatal consequences also preventable by strict enforcement of traffic rules and applying safety measures.

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三级医院道路交通事故病例的流行病学研究

导言:道路交通事故是一个重大的全球健康问题。通过采取安全措施和遵守严格的交通规则，道路交通事故的发生率可以降到最低。目的:本研究的主要目的是了解道路交通事故受害者的社会人口特征，并提供流行病学数据。方法:这是一项以医院为基础的横断面研究，研究对象是在科哈尔布尔尼泊尔医学院三级保健中心就诊的道路交通事故受害者。选取连续在急诊科或病房(外科、骨科或神经外科)就诊的道路交通事故患者，在预先设计的表格上收集与事故发生时间、涉及车辆类型、伤害模式、事故部位和受伤部位有关的流行病学因素和人口特征信息。结果:纳入研究的患者总数为410例。大多数受害者是10-19岁年龄组的年轻人(18.5%)。从性别来看，男性比女性受影响更大(67.8%比32.2%)。已婚夫妇(61%)的发病率更高。大多数人信仰印度教(96.1%)。在教育程度方面，大多数人达到了学校水平(46.8%)。按职业划分，学生占多数(36.1%)，其次是私营雇员(16.6%)。道路交通事故以夏季为主(65.4%)。就时间而言，大多数事故发生在下午6点到10点之间。主要事故发生地点为高速公路(63.4%)。在涉及4轮的车辆中更常见(65.4%)。在本研究中，头部、颈部和面部损伤最多(33.2%)。最常见的损伤类型是擦伤(30.7%)，其次是撕裂伤(26.3%)。结论:通过严格执行交通规则和采取安全措施，道路交通事故可以最小化，其致命后果也可以预防。

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