Epidemiological Study of Road Traffic Accident Cases Attending the Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad

Dr. Chhaya Lakhani; Dr. Rachana Kapadia; Dr. Dhara Prajapati; Dr. A.Bhagyalaxmi

Volume : III, Issue : VIII, August - 2014

Epidemiological Study of Road Traffic Accident Cases Attending the Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad

Dr. Chhaya Lakhani, Dr. Rachana Kapadia, Dr. Dhara Prajapati, Dr. A. Bhagyalaxmi

Abstract :

Research Questions: What are the various epidemiological factors related to road traffic accident cases? What are different types of injuries among road traffic accident cases? Aims & Objective: (1) To know the demographic characteristic of victims of road traffic accident cases (2) To identify the social & environmental factors related to road traffic accidents. Methods &Material: A hospital based cross sectional study was carried out in civil hospital, Ahmedabad. 255 Road traffic accidents victims were interviewed by using predesigned study proforma. Results: Among 255 road traffic accident victims, 82.35% were male& 17.65% were female. Drivers of various vehicles constituted the 45.49% of victims. Majority of the victims were young adults as 34.5% of them were in the age group of 20-29 year. Head injuries were the commonest form of internal injuries (36.47 %)