Extremity Injuries From Motorcycle Road Traffic Accidents: The Experience From a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Jamaica

10.5580/e24 ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ananto S. Pradana ◽  
Edi Mustamsir ◽  
Hary W. Agustono ◽  
Ganang D. Cahyono ◽  
Mohammad H. Bimadi ◽  
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Background: One of the contributing factors for foot and ankle injury was traffic accidents. A high incidence of foot and ankle injury need to be considered. There is still no adequate information about the epidemiology of foot and ankle injury in Indonesia. This study aims to describe the pattern of foot and ankle injury in Saiful Anwar General Hospital Malang, a tertiary referral hospital in Indonesia. We focused on the distribution of population demography, type of injury, site of injury, the mode of injury, and the treatment of foot and ankle injury.Methods: This cross-sectional study collected the data from the orthopaedic and traumatology department from January 2017 to January 2018. Orava modification classification was used to classify the injury type. The inclusion criteria were trauma patients. The exclusion criteria were the patients who passed away, non-traumatic foot and ankle pathology, refused definitive/all treatment, and unspecified injury site.Results: A total of 304 patients have met the inclusion criteria. Male patients dominated the number of foot and ankle injuries. The majority cause of the injury was traffic accidents (93.4%). The most common injury in this study was fracture (50.3%). Moreover, forefoot was the most common injured site (60.7%).Conclusions: In Indonesia, traffic accidents contribute to foot and ankle injury. The traffic regulation needed to curb the menace of traffic accidents in foot and ankle injury. However, further studies with more databases from multiple centers and evaluate the severity of the injury, the treatment, and the outcome are needed to provide a better study.


2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 184-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip J. Wraighte ◽  
Paul A. Manning ◽  
W. Angus Wallace ◽  
David Hynd

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (08) ◽  
pp. 20531-20536
Author(s):  
Nusrat Shamima Nur ◽  
M. S. l. Mullick ◽  
Ahmed Hossain

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.


2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (SPL1) ◽  
pp. 187-191
Author(s):  
Anjankar Ashish P ◽  
Anjankar Vaibhav P ◽  
Anjankar Anil J ◽  
Kanyal Lata

COVID 19 is undeniably one of the deadliest diseases that humanity has ever seen. It continues to affect the lives and livelihood of people appallingly across the world. Maximum discussions focus towards the apprehension of catching the infection, dwelling in homes, overpopulated nursing homes and shut down of all kinds. But, here let’s discuss the positive side of COVID 19 pandemic.As COVID 19 has spread its influence all over the world, affected countries have either announced lockdown or have implemented severe restrictions in their respective countries. Because of this, everyone dwells in their homes. Thus, exercising social distancing and functioning from home. All of the above is directed at restricting the transmission of coronavirus and expectantly ostracising the fatality from COVID 19. These transformations have also brought about some unanticipated emanations; some good things have come out of the pandemic as well. Positive effects of COVID 19 are seen on reduced road traffic, and road traffic accidents lowered levels of air pollution which has to lead to lowered heart attack rates and rejuvenating environment. Crime rates have fallen, and expenses are reduced in most places. Community action, communication amongst families, behaviour, sanitation, hygiene, online and distance education has positively impacted by COVID 19 pandemic. COVID 19 despite a bane for humans, can be thought of a boon for living beings. The habitats and elements have been purified with the stringent use of petrochemical products. To breathe fresh air and to consume purified water is a boon by itself. Now, it is time for humans to lead a caring life to every bounty bestowed on them by Nature. This thoughtful and considerate life will give hope for a healthy, stress-free life.


2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 52
Author(s):  
Bayapa Reddy N. ◽  
Shakeer Kahn P. ◽  
Surendra Babu D. ◽  
Khadervali N. ◽  
Chandrasekhar C. ◽  
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