Epidemiological study of road traffic accidents attending orthopedic OPD of Ch. Rahmat Memorial Trust Hospital

Aim: to study epidemiology of road traffic accidents attending orthopedic opd of ch rehmat memorial trust hospital from january 2015 to december 2015. study design: cross sectional descriptive study was conducted among the cases attending orthopedic opd of ch rehmat trust hospital from january 2015 to december 2015 methods: the information was collected from opd register by using a preformed pretested and pre-structured questionnaire. the questionnaire consisted of different variables e.g.,age sex type injury etc. results: 100 patients were recruited for study from emergency and orthopedics opd of chaudary rehmat ali hospital,in which 67% are male and 33% females. minimum age was 3 years and maximum was 80 years. out of 100 cases of rta,73% conceded major injury and 27% conceded minor injury. out of surveyed mostly injuries were abrasions,lacerations. in our survey 20% of rta were caused by cars,4% by buses,37% by motor cycle,6% by cycle,12% by pedestrians and 20% by others. region of body involved in rta was following,39% head and neck injuries,11% trunk,28% upper limb and 22% lower limb. in our survey,victims of rta was as following,22% were drivers,5% were front seat passengers,15% were back seat passengers,11% were motorcyclist,24% were pedestrians and 23% were others. conclusion: road traffic accidents are very common in this area of lahore and are a leading cause of death all over the world. rtas are quite prevalent in males and less in females. it has also been concluded that problem is precipitated due to negligence and violence of rules.