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ArticleJournal of education and health promotion2021

Time to reach health-care facility and hospital exit outcome among road traffic accident victims attending a tertiary care hospital, Puducherry.

Jency Antony, Venkatachalam Jayaseelan, Jeby Jose Olickal, Joseph Alexis, Manikandanesan Sakthivel

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Article in Journal of education and health promotion, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jency AntonyDepartment of Preventive and Social Medicine Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
Venkatachalam JayaseelanDepartment of Preventive and Social Medicine Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
Jeby Jose OlickalDepartment of Preventive and Social Medicine Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
Joseph AlexisDepartment of Emergency Medicine and Trauma, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
Manikandanesan SakthivelICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research · INNational Institute of Epidemiology · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn India, most of the deaths due to road traffic accidents (RTAs) occur within 24 h of the accident. Hence, this study aimed to assess the proportion of RTA victims reaching the health-care facilities within the golden hour. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted in a tertiary care center in South India between August and September 2017. All RTA victims who were admitted for treatment in the emergency department during the study period were included. Data were collected using structured, pretested, and validated pro forma. Hospital exit outcomes between those who reached within 1 h and those who did not were expressed as proportion with a 95% confidence interval (CI). The factors associated with hospital exit outcomes were analyzed using a Chi-square test.

resultsAmong 626 RTA victims, the mean (standard deviation) age was 37.4 (2.6) years, and about 83% (

conclusionAlmost half of the RTA victims reached the health-care facilities after the golden hour. Unavailability of ambulances or vehicles for transport and delay in communication were the important factors that played a role in the delay.

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Drivinggolden hour traumaprehospital careroad safetyroad traffic accidents

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PMID35071635
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