TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Epidemiological trends of trauma in tertiary care centre in Dakshina Kannada District of Karnataka, India
JO  - Journal of clinical and diagnostic research
A1  - Dsouza, Caren
A1  - Rao, Vinay V.
A1  - Kumar, Arun
A1  - Diaz, Erel
SP  - 66
EP  - 68
VL  - 8
IS  - 3
N2  - AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To study the pattern and burden of trauma cases which presented to a tertiary care centre in an upcoming Dakshina Kannada District of Karnataka, India. <br><br>METHODS: This was an epidemiological study. Data was collected by purposive sampling technique. Study period lasted from Jan 2013 to Aug 2013. Collected data was analyzed. <br><br>RESULTS: The annual incidence of trauma at our centre was 15.96% (1140 cases). Most of the injuries were reported in 21-30 years age group. The male to female ratio was approximately 2.3:1. Limb injury (66.92%) constituted the commonest form of injury. Among the various injuries, fall was the commonest cause of injury (60.78%), followed by RTA (16.75%) and assault (11.6%). A majority of the cases were admitted during night time (61.24%). <br><br>CONCLUSION: There has been an alarming increase in the number of trauma cases in the past decade. The target age group being the most productive one; it affects the economy directly. There is a need of urgent protective measures which are required for the benefit of the community.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2249-782X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/8643.4109
ID  - ref1
ER  -