Publication: Road Traffic Injuries among Patients Visiting the Emergency Department in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
Date
2022
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Publisher
Nepal Medical Association
Abstract
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Introduction: Road traffic injuries are preventable yet one of the most neglected public health issues. Road traffic injuries not only impact the health of the victim but also cause financial burden to the entire family. This study aimed to find out the prevalence of road traffic injuries in patients visiting the Emergency Department in a tertiary care centre.
Methods: A descriptive study was conducted among patients visiting the Emergency Department in a tertiary care centre from 1 January 2021 to 30 June 2021 after receiving ethical approval from the Institutional Review Committee (Reference number: IRC-LMC 07-J/020). Demographic information of the patients, accident profile and type of intervention at the hospital, and outcome were studied. Point estimate and 95% Confidence Interval were calculated.
Results: Among 8,765 patients visiting the emergency department, road traffic injuries were seen in 112 (1.28%) (1.04-1.52, 95% Confidence Interval).
Conclusions: The prevalence of road traffic injuries was found to be similar to other studies conducted in a similar setting.
Description
Alok Atreya
Department of Forensic Medicine, Lumbini Medical College, Tansen, Palpa, Nepal
Arjun Kc
Department of Orthopedics and Trauma, Lumbini Medical College, Tansen, Palpa, Nepal
Samata Nepal
Department of Community Medicine, Lumbini Medical College, Tansen, Palpa, Nepal
Ritesh George Menezes
Forensic Medicine Division, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Anuska Khadka
Lumbini Medical College, Tansen, Palpa, Nepal
Palak Shah
Department of Internal Medicine, Sumeru Hospital, Pulchowk, Lalitpur, Nepal
Rakshya Arun Kandel
Lumbini Medical College, Tansen, Palpa, Nepal
Keywords
Automobiles, Demography, Nepal, Soft tissue injuries, Traffic accidents