Retrospective Profile of Road Traffic Accident Victims brought to the Emergency Department of a Teaching Hospital in Northeast India

Road traffic accidents can occur suddenly and unexpectedly. As our population increases, the number of vehicles increases consequently, leading to more vehicular accidents, which have become a major public health issue. This five year retrospective study conducted between January 2010 and December 2014 include all cases of road traffic accidents brought to the Emergency Department of our institute. Of the 60, 515 cases attending the Emergency Department during the study period, 1532 comprised victims of road traffic accidents. Most of the accidents occurred in the afternoon hours between 12.01 pm to 6.00 pm, the most common affected persons were in the age group of 21–30 years. Head and neck region, 40.7%, was the most common part of the body involved in road traffic injury.