@article{ref1,
title="Incidence and pattern of road traffic injuries in tribal population of Jharkhand: one-year study in a tertiary care teaching hospital",
journal="Journal of family medicine and primary care",
year="2020",
author="Gupta, Govind Kumar and Priyedarshi, Pritam and Kumar, Raj and Rani, Sudha and Singh, Bhoopendra",
volume="9",
number="10",
pages="5223-5228",
abstract="BACKGROUND AND AIM: Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are a leading cause of mortality and morbidity globally. This study aimed to assess the incidence and pattern of RTIs  in the tribal population of Jharkhand. <br><br>METHODS AND MATERIALS: This prospective  observational study was conducted for a period of 1 year (June 2018 to May 2019) at  the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, Jharkhand. A pretested  semi-structured questionnaire was administered. A total of 1713 road traffic  accident (RTA) victims belonging to tribal population were interviewed during the  study period. Data were entered in a Microsoft Excel sheet and analyzed using  Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 16. <br><br>RESULTS: There were 1258  (73.4%) males and 455 (26.6%) females. The majority (31.4%) of patients belonged to  the age group of 21-30 years, followed by 19.2% in the age group of 31-40 years. The  majority (52.13%) of RTAs involved a two-wheeler vehicle. Head injury was the most  common type of injury (40.86%), followed by lower limb injury (26.68%). Common upper  limb injuries were in the humerus and radius and ulna region. The majority of lower  limb injuries involved tibia and femur. Common thoracic-abdomen injuries were soft  tissue injury and lung contusion. Drunk driving (alcohol influence) was seen in  34.68% of cases of RTI. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: RTA is a major public health problem which  needs to accelerate the efforts of road safety preventive measures. Road safety  education should be promoted.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2249-4863",
doi="10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1434_20",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1434_20"
}