1Assistant Professor, Sri Venkateshwara Institute of Medical Sciences-SPMCW, Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh
2Additional Professor and Head, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate, Medical Education and Research, Puducherry
3Professor, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry
*Corresponding Author : Dr. Siddhartha Das, Additional Professor and Head, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, Contact : +91 9445803019, Email : sendsids@gmail.com
The increase in the number of RTA is caused by the increase in the number of different types of vehicles used on various types of roads. In India we see the transportation system is very weak because of which people started using their own vehicles in cities as well as rural areas by which people’s health has been affected.
To describe the Pattern of TA Injuries in RTA 2. To identify the association between type of vehicle and TA injuries.
This was a prospective descriptive study done for all the cases of RTA attending to the mortuary with TA injuries for a period of 18 months and were either found dead on arrival or died during treatment. All the victims were autopsied at the post-mortem centre ofjipmer puducherry.
In the present study there were 200 road traffic accidents with TA injury in a period of 18 months. Males outnumbered females (81.5 % vs 18.5%) with a ratio of 4.4:1. RTAs are more commonly seen in 30–40 years age group followed by 20–30 years and the least in 0–10 years. In the present study the un-employed n=95 (47.5%), were commonly injured with RTAs subsequently to students (n=50, 25%). Majority of the accidents were occurred during summer season (n=73, 36.5%). In our study most of the accidents occurred in the evening hours 13.00-18.00 (n=62, 31%) followed by 19.00-24.00 hours (n=59, 29.5%). The most common type of vehicle involved is two wheeler vehicle (n=102, 51%).followed by light motor vehicles (n=58, 29.0%). Of all the external injuries abrasion were most common n=176, followed by laceration n=150, contusion n=34
Our study displays that RTAs are a foremost concern to human life. Major thing to avoid accidents is the prevention. In order to prevent these RTAs some interventions like restriction of speed, strict implement of helmets, graduate licensing etc. There is a need for government to involve and strictly plan accordingly in a systematic way to reduce the problem in India.
Fatal thoraco-abdominal injuries, Road traffic accidents
