Publication: Victims of road traffic crashes attending the emergency department of Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital
| creativeworkseries.issn | 1812-2027 | |
| dc.contributor.author | Dulal, P | |
| dc.contributor.author | Khadka, SB | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-07-16T06:08:59Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-07-16T06:08:59Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2004 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Objective: To study the epidemiological factors and pattern of impact and injuries in victims of road traffic crashes visiting the emergency room of an urban teaching hospital in Kathmandu. Design: Retrospective observational study. Methods and Materials: Review of medical records of all the victims of road traffic crashes of one year. Results and Conclusion: Victims of road traffic crashes formed 6.2% of all emergency attendees of the hospital. Two-thirds of the victims came between midday and midnight. The most vulnerable age group to get involved in the crashes was the 15-to-45-year group, which is also the working age group. Pedestrians constitute approximately 40.0% of the victims. Most of the injuries occurred in the lower extremities. Most impacts were seen in upper and lower extremities or in head/face region. The non-fatal nature of injuries can be attributed to the low velocity at which crashes might have occurred. Key words: Road traffic crashes; road traffic injuries; emergency department; Kathmandu. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/260 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Kathmandu University | |
| dc.title | Victims of road traffic crashes attending the emergency department of Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| local.article.type | Original Article | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 306 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 301 | |
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