TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Incidence and pattern of road traffic injuries in tribal population of Jharkhand: one-year study in a tertiary care teaching hospital
JO  - Journal of family medicine and primary care
A1  - Gupta, Govind Kumar
A1  - Priyedarshi, Pritam
A1  - Kumar, Raj
A1  - Rani, Sudha
A1  - Singh, Bhoopendra
SP  - 5223
EP  - 5228
VL  - 9
IS  - 10
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 2249-4863
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1434_20
ID  - ref1
ER  -