European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Abstract

Background:Road traffic accidents are the leading cause of death in people aged 5- 29 years. In
India, Tamil Nadu is the state contributing to the maximum number of RTA deaths. There is a
dearth of studies exploring the epidemiological factors behind road traffic accidents and this study
aims to fill that gap by studying the epidemiological patterns of RTAs in patients who underwent
inpatient care in a tertiary care hospital of Salem, Tamil Nadu
Objectives:
1. To determine the age and gender of RTA victims
2. To determine the distribution of RTA victims by time of occurrence
3. To ascertain the type of vehicles, and mode of collision involved in the RTAs
4. To determine the pattern of injuries occurring in the RTA victims
Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted based on hospital records of Road Traffic Accident
victims admitted for In-patient care between 1st March 2018 and 31st July2018 at Kirupananda
Variyar’s Vinayaka Institute of Medical Sciences, Salem, Tamil Nadu.