Citation

Sidhu DS, Sodi GS, Banerjee AK. J. Indian Med. Assoc. 1993; 91(1): 16-18.

Affiliation

Department of General Surgery, Government Medical College, Patiala.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Indian Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8491973

Abstract

To assess the mortality incidence among trauma victims a one year prospective study was conducted on all patients admitted with physical trauma. The causes of death amongst trauma victims comprised road traffic accident (44.71%), thermal injuries (19.71%), domestic causes (11.54%), agriculture related injury and criminal violence (9.61% each), fall of construction workers (2.4%), collapse of buildings and train accidents (0.96% each) and industrial injury (0.48%). Mortality was highest among victims with multiple injuries (41.35%). The mortality rate increased in direct proportion to increase in transportation time and injury severity score.

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