An Exploration into the Biography of Road Traffic Accident Cases in a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India

Abstract

Introduction: RTA is the public health issue and cost a lot to individuals, families, communities and nations as injuries and deaths due to road traffic accidents (RTA) are a major public health problem in developing countries. Objectives: The present study was carried out with the objective to find out the profile of RTA cases in a tertiary care hospital in South India in one year. Methods: A retrospective analytical content based analysis was made on 549 RTA cases recorded in a tertiary care hospital in South India in one year from June 1st 2017 to May 31st 2018 and the results were tabulated. Results: Of the 549 cases, 409 cases were males and 140 were females of which head injury with 182 cases (29.50%) forms the majority of the injury followed by orthopaedic injuries with163 cases (26.04%). Conclusion: This study thus analyses various aspects of RTA with head injury being the most common and and its various confounding factors which shows that there is clearly a need for road safety education particularly targeting student community.