Analysis of patients admitted with history of road traffic accidents to surgical unit B Teaching Hospital Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

Analysis of patients admitted with history of road traffic accidents to surgical unit B Teaching Hospital Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

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Background Road Traffic Accidents (RTA) is a leading cause of morbidity, mortalityand disability in Sri Lanka.Identification of factors associated with RTA in local settings is OREGANO-8 essential in redusing the burden of this conditionMethods We analyzed consecutive patients admitted with RTA toSurgical Unit-B,Teaching Hospital Anuradhapura from 01/10/ 2012 to 31/03/2013.Epidemiology, injury pattern, vehicle type, cause for accident and contributory factors were noted.Results Altogether, 214 consecutive patients with an age range of 01- 75 years were studied.Males accounted for 77.

6%(n=166) of the study sample.Vehicle type involved with the injury included, motorcycle 138(65%), bicycles 23(11%), three wheelers 23(11%), tractors 11(5%), buses 5(2%), lorries 6(3%), cars 2(1%) and other3(1%).There were 135(64%) drivers /riders, 59(28%) passengers and 17(08%)pedestrians.Causes for accidents included wrong driving/riding 54(25%), other vehicle collided 46(22%), animal crossing road 39(18%), mechanical failure 14(7%), poor road 18(9%), glare 4(2%), man crossing road 8(4%), garment trapping the wheel Sparklers 5(2%), rain 6(3%).Contributory factors included alcohol use in 32%, no helmet 39% of riders, no copyright for 47% in recorded cases.

There were 33 fractures, 2 intracranial hemorrhages.Conclusion Majority of RTA involved motor bicycles.Lack of copyright for 47% of rider/drivers itself explain wrong driving/ridding to be the main cause for accidents.Alcohol is a major contributory factor for RTA in this population.