TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Characteristics, reasons and patterns of road traffic injuries presenting in emergency department of a tertiary care public hospital in Karachi
JO  - Pakistan journal of medical sciences quarterly
A1  - Muhammad, Khaista
A1  - Shaikh, Shiraz
A1  - Ashraf, Javeria
A1  - Hayat, Sikander
SP  - 862
EP  - 867
VL  - 38
IS  - 4 Part-II
N2  - OBJECTIVES: To determine the main characteristics, reasons and patterns of road traffic injuries (RTIs) in a tertiary care public hospital of Karachi. <br><br>METHODS: It was a hospital based cross sectional study conducted in a public tertiary care hospital emergency department with a sample size 425 selected conveniently. Participants included the consenting victims or caretaking attendants of road traffic injuries (RTIs) from 25(th) May to 28(th) June in 2019. A structured questionnaire was developed after literature review and was translated into "Urdu" language. The questionnaire collected detailed information on socio-demographic characteristics, possible reasons of RTI's such as condition of vehicle, over speeding and breaking traffic rules. Data was analyzed by using software SPSS version 20. <br><br>RESULTS: Almost half of RTI victims (43.1%) belonged to the age group 18-29. Majority of the victims were males (86.6%). The most common vehicle involved was motorbike (87.50%) followed by Rickshaw (6.8%) and Car (2.4%). Majority of RTIs occurred on main road (75.30%). The most common sites of injuries were lower limb (64%), upper limb (37.60%) and head (32.2%). The severe injuries were significantly more likely to happen in events in which direct collision with other vehicle/thing was involved, road conditions were wet and pedestrian were crossing the road. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Motorbikes were involved in majority of RTIs. Main reasons of RTIs included irresponsible road behaviors including over-speeding, careless road crossing, breaking the signal and riding on wet roads which lead to moderate to severe injuries in almost two thirds of participants.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1682-024X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.4.4490
ID  - ref1
ER  -