A Study of Pattern of Injuries in Road Traffic Collisions Rao D. Dr.1,*, Mukerjee S. Dr.2 1Asst Prof, MIMER Medical College, Talegaon, Pune 2MIMER Medical College, Talegaon, Pune *Email: dineshrao22@yahoo.com
Abstract The present study was carried out both prospective and retrospectively. The period of study was four year in which 254 cases were analyzed. The cases consisted both fatal and non fatal, all the cases were analyzed for age, sex, nature and distribution of injuries sustained as a result of road traffic collisions. The major age group affected was 21–30 years (31.51%) and the least age group affected was between 61–70 (01.97%).in majority of Cases Head and Face was affected [n-88 injuries-34.64%] and the least affected region of body was abdomen, (n-8;03.5%). In this study motor cyclist accident constituted to the majority of the traffic collisions (41.73%), which was followed closely by riders using road were affected, i.e. passengers ferrying busses, minibuses and trucks (34.25%), the least affected were the pedestrians who constituted to only 04.72% percent of the collisions. The males constituted to the majority of the collisions and the ratio of male: female was 5.4:1. Top Keywords motor vehicle, road traffic, pedestrian, injuries, collisions. Top |