scholarly journals Road traffic accidents with head injury: delay in treatment and socioeconomic and legal impact

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
. Urfi ◽  
Ali Amir ◽  
Salman Khalil ◽  
Mohd F. Hoda
Keyword(s):  
Head Injury ◽  
Road Traffic Accident ◽  
Traffic Accident ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Hospital Treatment ◽  
Road Traffic Accidents ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background: Road traffic accidents (RTAs) with the head injury warrants early treatment. The delay in receiving the specialized care adversely affects the outcome. Economic losses due to RTA with the Head Injury amount of Rs 550 crores (12.5 billion dollars), an amount that equals our defense budget. Insurance of vehicles and victims and compensation claims are related legal issues. The Objectives of the study were: 1. To analyze the delay in reaching the hospital following the Road Traffic Accident with Head Injury. 2. To study the pattern of pre-hospital treatment received. 3. To measure the socioeconomic and legal impact of Road Traffic Accident cases with Head Injury.Methods: A hospital based cross-sectional study was conducted in casualty and allied departments of Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital, Aligarh. All cases of RTA with Head Injury admitted from August 2010 to July 2011 who were 15-45 years of age were included in the study using purposive sampling. Data was analyzed with SPSS 20.Results: A total of 463 patients were included in the study. Almost two-third of patients i.e. 315 (68.0%) were brought to hospital within 6 hours and the remaining 148 (32.0%) reached hospital after lapse of 6 or more hours. Of all patients who reached hospital before 6 hours, only 70 males and 10 females received some form of pre-hospital treatment. The mean expenditure during hospital stay was Rs.3663.71. About 51.6% of patients had to stay for 1-3 days in hospital following a head injury. As many as three-fourth of vehicles involved in accident were insured while just 14.3% of patients were insured. Only 5 (1.1%) out of the 463 patients applied for compensation till the time of interview.Conclusions: Reaching hospital early has direct bearing on final outcome of accidents. RTAs with Head Injury lead to variable out-of-pocket expenditure for patients and their attendants. Majority of victims do not have insurance, though insurance of vehicles is a common practice.

scholarly journals OUTCOME AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIMS AT WOLAITA SODDO CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL, WOLAITA SODDO, SOUTH ETHIOPIA 2020, INSTITUTION-BASED CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eshetu Yisihak ◽  
ASRAT HIZKEL ◽  
Teklemichael Gebru ◽  
Desta Markos
Keyword(s):  
Road Traffic Accident ◽  
Death Rate ◽  
Traffic Accident ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Road Traffic Accidents ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Christian Hospital

ABSTRACT Background In today's world road traffic accident victims is treated as a major epidemic of non-communicable disease. Road traffic accidents caused numerous family tragedies such as serious economic loss to the community and the death of young people. The problem is more severe in low and middle-income countries. In Ethiopia, the largest proportion of series injuries comes from road traffic accidents and become major causes of death in the emergency room. Despite this, only a little is known about treatment outcomes of road traffic accident victims and its associated factors in Ethiopia. Method An institution-based Cross-sectional study design was conducted at Wolaita Soddo Christian hospital with a sample of 400 road traffic accidents. The medical record was selected using a systematic sampling method. Data was entered using Epi-data version 4.1 and was exported to and analyzed using SPSS version 23. A multivariable logistic regression model was used to assess the association between the independent variables and dependent variables. RESULT The overall death rate was 9.5%. Being out of hospital catchment area [AOR= 2.16, 95% CI= (1.01-4.70)] presence of co-morbid condition [AOR= 6.77 95% CI= (2.44-18.81)] lack of first aid help [AOR= 2.77 95% CI= (1.17-6.52)] and severity of the injury [AOR= 3.85 95% CI= (1.50-9.89)] were found to be significantly associated with outcome of road traffic accident victims. Conclusion The study shows that the death rate from road traffic accidents was high. Therefore, designing strategies to decrease death from road traffic accidents by giving great emphasis to road traffic accident victims with co-morbid conditions and severe injury and focusing on the availability and accessibility of pre-hospital care service. Keywords: Outcome, road traffic accident, Wolaita Soddo Christian hospital, Ethiopia

scholarly journals A study on victims of road traffic accidents attending casualty in a tertiary care hospital, Khammam

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 3034 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajesh Neeluri ◽  
Venkata Suresh Anga
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Road Traffic Accident ◽  
Traffic Accident ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Status Report ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Road Traffic Accidents ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background: As per global status report on road safety 2015, 1.25 million road traffic deaths occurred every year. Most common cause of death among those aged 15-29 years was road traffic accidents. The objectives of the study were to study the socio-demographic profile of the victims of road traffic accidents, to identify the risk factors responsible for road traffic accidents and to identify the various presenting injuries of road traffic accident victims.Methods: It was a Hospital based cross sectional study. Victims of road traffic accidents attending casualty during July 2011 – June 2012 were studied. A pretested semi structured questionnaire was administered. A total of 280 road traffic accident victims were interviewed during the study period. Data was entered in Microsoft excel sheet and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. Results were expressed as proportions for different study variables.Results: Out of the 280 victims, majority 206 (73.57%) of study participants were males. The highest numbers of victims (34.20%) were between 21-30 years of age group. 40.71% were using two wheelers. Most of the accidents took place in the evening (6 pm to 12 am) i.e. 39.10%. Most common site of presenting injury was lower limb (40.71%). In this study 22.5% were under influence of alcohol while driving.Conclusions: Road traffic accidents were more in young age groups and in males. Road safety education should be promoted.

scholarly journals Pattern and Cause of Road Traffic Accidents in Morang District

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-90
Author(s):  
Sudhan Poudel ◽  
Sudarshan Dhungana ◽  
Raksha Dahal
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Accident ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Causes Of Death ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Fiscal Year ◽  
Global Burden ◽  
Road Traffic Accidents ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Normal Frequency

Background: Road traffic accidents is growing continuously as a global burden and would be a leading cause of death in developing countries. The global burden of road traffic accidents continues to grow and promises to overtake tropical diseases as leading causes of death in the developing world. This study aimed to study the pattern and causes of road traffic accidents in Morang district.Methods: Record based descriptive cross-sectional study was used by reviewing all registered RTA cases of the District Traffic Police Office, Morang during fiscal year 2074/75 (Shrawan 2074 to Ashad 2075). 501 road traffic accident cases were found in the record and used for the study. The data was analysed using SPSS v 16 and presented in normal frequency tables and crosstables.Results: Out of 501 accidents 32.2% occurred Friday and Saturday. In the evening time, most of the accidents occurred. In highways, 53.5% of accident cases occurred. 82% of the accidents occurred in blacktop road. Two-wheelers are mostly involved in accident cases (77%). Negligence (55.7%) and over-speed (36.5%) were the major reasons for accidents. In 33% of cases, accidents occurred involving pedestrians and cyclists. 80% of the drivers are below 40 years; similarly 80% of the victims are also below 40 years. Among victims who died 84.1% were male and among injured 73.3% were males.Conclusions: Weekends, evening, highways and two wheelers are more accident prone time, place and vehicles respectively. Overspeed and negligence of driver tends to major cause of accidents and majority of victims are the young bike riders and pedestrians. Keywords: Burden; causes; road traffic accidents; pattern

scholarly journals Prevalence of road traffic accident in children: retrospective study in tertiary centre

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 477
Author(s):  
Mallikarjuna G. P. ◽  
Latha G. S. ◽  
Veeresh Babu D. V. ◽  
Thejraj H. K.
Keyword(s):  
Road Traffic Accident ◽  
Traffic Accident ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Study Data ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Type Of Injury ◽  
Traffic Rules

Background: Road traffic accidents (RTA) are the leading cause of unnatural deaths in the world and a major burden on the world’s economy. The aim was to study the prevalence of road traffic accident among children.Methods: It is a retrospective cross sectional study. Data collected from the hospital records in PICU. Children studied are either admitted directly for road traffic accident or referred to our centre for complicated injuries. children of 1 to 18 years are studied, details of address, locality (either rural, urban) road safety precautions used, mode of injury, type of vehicle, type of injury, number of passengers, complications, outcome of injury are collected and entered in prescribed proforma, and impact of each one is analysed and magnitude is studied. Study period was from June 2014 to June 2016.Results: This study shows that road traffic accident prevalence is more in 15-18 year age group (31%), and males are affected more commonly (79.5%), among these majority of children were from rural area (73%), more common type of injury were complicated injuries (85.1%). Children travelling in 2 wheelers were affected more (74.9%). Results analysed with age of victims and type of injury, p value <0.05 is considered significant.Conclusions: To bring the mortality rate down, children especially with rural background should be made aware about the importance of strict compliance to traffic rules and regulations. Government need to start implementing traffic rules awareness programme among rural people.

scholarly journals Pattern of injuries in different types of victims of road traffic accident in central India: A comparative study

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 007-011
Author(s):  
Ambade Vipul N ◽  
B Sirsat Kunal ◽  
Manu Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Road Traffic Accident ◽  
Traffic Accident ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Central India ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
The Road ◽  
Two Wheeler

Death due to road traffic accident (RTA) was one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in India. In the present cross-sectional study, only the victim using two-wheelers, four-wheelers, and pedestrians were included for comparison to determine the pattern of injuries in these victims of the road traffic accident. There was a predominance of males in all three types of victims of RTA with a peak age of incidence seen in 21-30 years in two-wheeler victims, 41-50 years in four-wheeler victims, and 51-60 years in pedestrian victims. Four-wheeler (HMV/LMV) was the commonest type of offending vehicle involved in all types of victims with collision/ dash as the commonest manner of an accident. Head was the commonest region involved in pedestrian and two-wheeler victims as compared to the thorax in four-wheeler victims of accidents. Abrasion was the commonest surface injury in two-wheeler victims and pedestrians. The laceration was more common in two-wheeler victims as compared to crushed injury in pedestrian victims of road traffic accidents. The brain was the commonest organ involved in two-wheeler and pedestrian as compared to lungs in four-wheeler victims. The liver and spleen were more commonly involved in two-wheeler victims as compared to kidneys and bladder in pedestrian

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

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 3744
Author(s):  
Sachin Chourasia ◽  
K. V. Radhakrishna ◽  
Ravi Rautji ◽  
Shivakumar D. K.
Keyword(s):  
Road Traffic Accident ◽  
Traffic Accident ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Western India ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Road Traffic Accidents ◽  
Cross Sectional

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.

scholarly journals Epidemiological Study of Fatal Head Injury in Road Traffic Accident Cases: A Study from BPKIHS, Dharan

1970 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Jha ◽  
BN Yadav ◽  
A Karn ◽  
A Aggrawal ◽  
AP Gautam
Keyword(s):  
Head Injury ◽  
Epidemiological Study ◽  
Road Traffic Accident ◽  
Traffic Accident ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Road Traffic Accidents ◽  
Keywords Head Injury ◽  
Two Wheeler

Setting: Study was performed in mortuary of B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS), Dharan. Objectives: 1. To know the various epidemiological factors related to road traffic accident cases. 2. To know the relationship of head injury in road traffic accidents with the factors like helmet use, type of vehicle involved in accident. Study design: longitudinal descriptive study. Study unit: 77 Dead bodies with fatal head injury from RTA coming to BPKIHS mortuary, a focal point in eastern Nepal Study variables: Demographic characteristics of the victims, time, day and month of accidents, type of accidents, vehicle involved in accidents etc. Statistical analysis: Proportion. Results: There were approximately 78% male and 22% female road traffic accident victims with head injury. Students were the highest (20.7%) among the victims. The highest number of accidents took place in the month of June (11.7%) and on Saturdays (24.6%). The pedestrians were the largest (45%) group of the victims. Among the motorized vehicles, two wheeler drivers were more (34%) victims in accidents. Out of 77 fatalities, 22% were found to have consumed alcohol. Conclusion: Due to bad and mismanaged roads and poor road traffic knowledge to the citizens, road traffic accidents are the most common cause of unnatural deaths in this region. Minimal use of helmet is the main cause of fatal head injury in two wheeler occupants. Keywords: Head injury; Road traffic accident; Epidemiological study; Trauma; Injuries DOI: 10.3126/hren.v8i2.4420 Health Renaissance, May-Aug 2010; Vol 8 (No.2):97-101

ADHD is a Risk Factor of Road Crashes: A Purposive Study of Finding Relation between ADHD and Road Traffic Accident in Bangladesh

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (08) ◽  
pp. 20531-20536
Author(s):  
Nusrat Shamima Nur ◽  
M. S. l. Mullick ◽  
Ahmed Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Road Traffic Accident ◽  
Traffic Accident ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Fatality Rate ◽  
Road Traffic Accidents ◽  
Road Crashes ◽  
Road Crash ◽  
Day By Day

Background: In Bangladesh fatality rate due to road traffic accidents is rising sharply day by day. At least 2297 people were killed and 5480 were injured in road traffic accidents within 1st six months of 2017.Whereas in the previous year at 2016 at least 1941 people were killed and 4794 were injured within the 1st six months. No survey has been reported in Bangladesh yet correlating ADHD as a reason of impulsive driving which ends up in a road crash.

Influence of environmental factors on road traffic accidents: Hospital based cross sectional study at Tirupati

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 52
Author(s):  
Bayapa Reddy N. ◽  
Shakeer Kahn P. ◽  
Surendra Babu D. ◽  
Khadervali N. ◽  
Chandrasekhar C. ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Road Traffic Accidents ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional
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