Publication: Road Traffic Accidents among Patients Visiting Department of Emergency of a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
Date
2023
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Publisher
Nepal Medical Association
Abstract
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Introduction: Road Traffic Accidents, are one of the major neglected global health burdens which are predicted to be the 7th leading cause of global deaths by 2030 as per the World Health Organization hence, seem to be one of the major global threats in near future. Most road traffic accidents affect the most vulnerable age groups in developing countries. The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of road traffic accidents among patients visiting the Department of Emergency of a tertiary care centre.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among patients visiting the department of emergency of a tertiary care centre from 16 September 2022 to 15 October 2022. Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Committee (Reference number: IRC-DMCRI: 307/079/080). All the road traffic accidents cases recorded in the Emergency Department from 14 April 2021 to 13 April 2022 were taken. Convenience sampling was used. Point estimate and 95% confidence interval were calculated.
Results: Among 29735 patients, the prevalence of road traffic accidents was 1340 (4.50%) (4.26-4.74, 95% Confidence Interval). Among these, 1037 (77.4%) were male and 303 (22.6%) were female. Road traffic accidents among two-wheelers were 1065 (79.48%) followed by pedestrian 703 (52.46%). Mangsir witness the higher number of cases, 137 (13.90%) followed by Kartik, 170 (12.69%).
Conclusions: The prevalence of road traffic accidents was similar to other studies done in similar settings. In our study, young people of highly productive and active age groups were the most common victims.
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Shanta Sharma
Department of Community Medicine, Devdaha Medical College and Research Institute, Bhaluhi, Rupandehi, Nepal
Indra Dhakal
Department of Orthopedics and Trauma, Lumbini Provincial Hospital, Butwal, Rupandehi, Nepal
Madhav Bhusal
Department of Community Medicine, Devdaha Medical College and Research Institute, Bhaluhi, Rupandehi, Nepal
Nilam Adhikari
Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Sunsari, Nepal
Subhash Bhusal
Department of Dental, Palpa Dental Clinic, Butwal, Rupandehi, Nepal
Tekraj Upadhaya
Department of Community Medicine, Devdaha Medical College and Research Institute, Bhaluhi, Rupandehi, Nepal
Ishan Subedi
Department of Community Medicine, Devdaha Medical College and Research Institute, Bhaluhi, Rupandehi, Nepal
Anil Tiwari
Department of Community Medicine, Devdaha Medical College and Research Institute, Bhaluhi, Rupandehi, Nepal
Priya Verma
Department of Community Medicine, Devdaha Medical College and Research Institute, Bhaluhi, Rupandehi, Nepal
Bikash Dhital
Department of Community Medicine, Devdaha Medical College and Research Institute, Bhaluhi, Rupandehi, Nepal
Neha Pandey
Department of Community Medicine, National Medical College, Birgunj, Parsa, Nepal
Anup Panthi
Department of Community Medicine, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal
Keywords
Emergencies, Prevalence, Traffic accidents.