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ArticleJNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association2022

Road Traffic Injuries among Patients Visiting the Emergency Department in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.

Alok Atreya, Arjun Kc, Samata Nepal, Ritesh George Menezes, Anuska Khadka, Palak Shah, Rakshya Arun Kandel

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Article in JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association, 2022. 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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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Alok AtreyaDepartment of Forensic Medicine, Lumbini Medical College, Tansen, Palpa, Nepal.
Arjun KcDepartment of Orthopedics and Trauma, Lumbini Medical College, Tansen, Palpa, Nepal.
Samata NepalDepartment of Community Medicine, Lumbini Medical College, Tansen, Palpa, Nepal.
Ritesh George MenezesForensic Medicine Division, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.
Anuska KhadkaLumbini Medical College, Tansen, Palpa, Nepal.
Palak ShahDepartment of Internal Medicine, Sumeru Hospital, Pulchowk, Lalitpur, Nepal.
Rakshya Arun KandelLumbini Medical College, Tansen, Palpa, Nepal. arunrakshya@gmail.com.
Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital · NPLumbini Medical CollegeImam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Road traffic injuries are preventable yet one of the most neglected public health issues. Road traffic injuries not only impact the health of the victim but also cause financial burden to the entire family. This study aimed to find out the prevalence of road traffic injuries in patients visiting the Emergency Department in a tertiary care centre. Methods: A descriptive study was conducted among patients visiting the Emergency Department in a tertiary care centre from 1 January 2021 to 30 June 2021 after receiving ethical approval from the Institutional Review Committee (Reference number: IRC-LMC 07-J/020). Demographic information of the patients, accident profile and type of intervention at the hospital, and outcome were studied. Point estimate and 95% Confidence Interval were calculated. Results: Among 8,765 patients visiting the emergency department, road traffic injuries were seen in 112 (1.28%) (1.04-1.52, 95% Confidence Interval). Conclusions: The prevalence of road traffic injuries was found to be similar to other studies conducted in a similar setting. Keywords: automobiles; demography; Nepal; soft tissue injuries; traffic accidents.

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Accidents, TrafficSoft Tissue InjuriesCross-Sectional StudiesEmergency Service, HospitalHumansTertiary Care Centers

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PMID36705172
PMCPMC9795097
OpenAlexW4308879454

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