Road Traffic Accidents among Patients Visiting Department of Emergency of a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

Authors

  • Shanta Sharma Department of Community Medicine, Devdaha Medical College and Research Institute, Bhaluhi, Rupandehi, Nepal
  • Indra Dhakal Department of Orthopedics and Trauma, Lumbini Provincial Hospital, Butwal, Rupandehi, Nepal
  • Madhav Bhusal Department of Community Medicine, Devdaha Medical College and Research Institute, Bhaluhi, Rupandehi, Nepal
  • Nilam Adhikari Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Sunsari, Nepal
  • Subhash Bhusal Department of Dental, Palpa Dental Clinic, Butwal, Rupandehi, Nepal
  • Tekraj Upadhaya Department of Community Medicine, Devdaha Medical College and Research Institute, Bhaluhi, Rupandehi, Nepal
  • Ishan Subedi Department of Community Medicine, Devdaha Medical College and Research Institute, Bhaluhi, Rupandehi, Nepal
  • Anil Tiwari Department of Community Medicine, Devdaha Medical College and Research Institute, Bhaluhi, Rupandehi, Nepal
  • Priya Verma Department of Community Medicine, Devdaha Medical College and Research Institute, Bhaluhi, Rupandehi, Nepal
  • Bikash Dhital Department of Community Medicine, Devdaha Medical College and Research Institute, Bhaluhi, Rupandehi, Nepal
  • Neha Pandey Department of Community Medicine, National Medical College, Birgunj, Parsa, Nepal
  • Anup Panthi Department of Community Medicine, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.8135

Keywords:

emergencies; prevalence; traffic accidents.

Abstract

Introduction: Road Traffic Accidents, are one of the major neglected global health burdens which are predicted to be the 7th leading cause of global deaths by 2030 as per the World Health Organization hence, seem to be one of the major global threats in near future. Most road traffic accidents affect the most vulnerable age groups in developing countries. The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of road traffic accidents among patients visiting the Department of Emergency of a tertiary care centre.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among patients visiting the department of emergency of a tertiary care centre from 16 September 2022 to 15 October 2022. Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Committee (Reference number: IRC-DMCRI: 307/079/080). All the road traffic accidents cases recorded in the Emergency Department from 14 April 2021 to 13 April 2022 were taken. Convenience sampling was used. Point estimate and 95% confidence interval were calculated.

Results: Among 29735 patients, the prevalence of road traffic accidents was 1340 (4.50%) (4.26-4.74, 95% Confidence Interval). Among these, 1037 (77.4%) were male and 303 (22.6%) were female. Road traffic accidents among two-wheelers were 1065 (79.48%) followed by pedestrian 703 (52.46%). Mangsir witness the higher number of cases, 137 (13.90%) followed by Kartik, 170 (12.69%).

Conclusions: The prevalence of road traffic accidents was similar to other studies done in similar settings. In our study, young people of highly productive and active age groups were the most common victims.

Downloads

Published

2023-04-01

How to Cite

Sharma, S., Dhakal, I., Bhusal, M., Adhikari, N., Bhusal, S., Upadhaya, T., Subedi, I., Tiwari, A., Verma, P., Dhital, B., Pandey, N., & Panthi, A. (2023). Road Traffic Accidents among Patients Visiting Department of Emergency of a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study. Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 61(260), 310–314. https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.8135

Issue

Vol. 61 No. 260 (2023): JNMA: Published Monthly

Section

Original Article

License

Copyright (c) 2023 Shanta Sharma

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

JNMA allow to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of its articles and allow readers to use them for any other lawful purpose. The author(s) are allowed to retain publishing rights without restrictions. The JNMA work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. More about Copyright Policy.

Most read articles by the same author(s)