Road Traffic Accidents with Head Injury: A Study from Western Uttar Pradesh

Road Traffic Accidents with Head Injury: A Study from Western Uttar Pradesh

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Background: Head is the most vulnerable part of the body to be fatally injured in road traffic accidents (RTAs).Objective: To study the distribution and severity of road traffic accidents with head injury according to type of transport and road user.Methods: A hospital based cross-sectional study was conducted in casualty and allied departments of JNMC, Aligarh.

All admitted cases of RTA viqua-f4 with head injury in the age-group 15-45 years from August 2010 to July 2011 were included in the opi all your dreams in vending machines study using purposive sampling.Results: A total of 463 cases of road traffic accident with head injuries were studied.Most common transport used was two wheeler motorized vehicle (73.

7%).Majority (58.1%) of road users were driving the vehicle.

Conclusion: Two wheeler motorized vehicles are at increased risk of RTA leading to head injury.