Study of Abdomino-Pelvic Injuries in Victim of Road Traffic Incident

This presentation describes 100 deaths with abdominopelvic injuries. Most vulnerable agegroup was (21–30) years with malefemale ratio 9:1. Incidence oflower socioeconomic, undergraduate, bachelor and business men group was more. Urban incidents were more with 43% that to in between 09.01pm to 12.00 am. A heavy truck was the most common offending vehicle with pedestrian as common category. Spleen was the most common (52%) organ injured. Peritoneal haemorrhages (54%) were the common accompanying finding. Injuries to two or more than two body region were present in 27% ofcases. The present study also described four burn cases. Maximum (34%) cases died on spot. Person of age group 21–30 years and 31–40 years had long survival period as compared to the children up to 10 years of age and elderly people more than 60 years. Shock and haemorrhage was the main cause of death for 55% of cases. Seat belt and crash helmets were found important besides other like mass people education in preventing fatal injuries. Development of infrastructure of road agent and easy availability of multi disciplinary medical staff as and where required is also equally important.