Abstract
1.1. Objective To find out the socio-demographic profile, pattern and severity of injuries sustained in road traffic accidents. 1.2. Design Retrospective hospital-based observational study. 1.3. Settings Data were retrieved from the six government hospitals with medico legal officers during the period of two years i.e. from 1st January 2010 to 31st December 2011. 1.4. Participants A total of 2221 official records of RTA which occurred in the study duration of 2 years were included in the sample of the study. 1.5. Main outcome measures Patients socio demographic variables (age, sex, occupation, ethnicity, religion); type of vehicle; type of road user; time of RTA; outcome of RTA; whether the person was killed or injured, were recorded. 1.6. Results The number of cases in the year 2010 and 2011 were 965 (43.44%) and 1256 (56.55%) respectively. Out of 2221 cases, 838 (37.73%) were killed while 1383 (62.26%) were injured due to RTA occurring in Karachi. Majority of subjects were between 16-30 years (50.96%) and males (94.01%) (p<0.001).Maximum number of cases were pedestrians (31.11%) hit mainly by the car(38.94%) (p<0.001).Head injuries were most common (59.4%) (p<0.001) leading to acute head trauma, the main cause of death in road accidents. Most cases were observed between 4 pm to 8 pm (51.62%) (p< 0.001). 1.7. Conclusion Policies should be made based on the local evidence and research for the demographic, economical and other circumstances found in the developing countries.
Highlights
The growth of the transport system is to be a key element in economic development throughout the world
Out of 2221 cases, 838 (37.73%) were killed while 1383 (62.26%) were injured due to Road Traffic Accident (RTA) occurring in Karachi
Cross sectional study to find out the number of cases of RTA involving deaths and injuries in Karachi reported in the six government hospitals with medico legal officers during the period of two years i.e. from 1st January 2010 to 31st December 2011
Summary
The growth of the transport system is to be a key element in economic development throughout the world. Current trends in population growth, industrialization and urbanization are putting heavy pressure on the transport network in general and on road system in particular. One such unwanted effect, apparent only through cumulative statistics is Road Traffic Accident (RTA) which has become a growing and serious concern with deaths and injuries higher than the developed countries [1]. Apparent only through cumulative statistics is Road Traffic Accident (RTA) which has become a growing and serious concern with deaths and injuries higher than the developed countries [1] This marked increase in RTAs is associated with increase in the number of vehicles in these developing countries [2]. It is expected that by the year 2020 they will rank third in the Global Burden of Diseases [5]
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