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Road Traffic Accidents among Patients Visiting Department of Emergency of a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

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creativeworkseries.issnJNMA Print ISSN: 0028-2715; Online ISSN: 1815-672X
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Shanta
dc.contributor.authorDhakal, Indra
dc.contributor.authorBhusal, Madhav
dc.contributor.authorAdhikari, Nilam
dc.contributor.authorBhusal, Subhash
dc.contributor.authorUpadhaya, Tekraj
dc.contributor.authorSubedi, Ishan
dc.contributor.authorTiwari, Anil
dc.contributor.authorVerma, Priya
dc.contributor.authorDhital, Bikash
dc.contributor.authorPandey, Neha
dc.contributor.authorPanthi, Anup
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-25T10:42:52Z
dc.date.available2025-09-25T10:42:52Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionShanta 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
dc.description.abstractAbstract 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.
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.8135
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/2381
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherNepal Medical Association
dc.subjectEmergencies
dc.subjectPrevalence
dc.subjectTraffic accidents.
dc.titleRoad Traffic Accidents among Patients Visiting Department of Emergency of a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
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