| Autor: |
Chawla, Harjit K. Singh, Kumar, Arvind, Sahni, Girish, Sareen, Sanjeev, Jain, Ayush |
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Indian Journal of Basic & Applied Medical Research; Jun2020, Vol. 9 Issue 3, p75-84, 10p |
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Background: In the current scenario of increased road accidents, this study focuses on the people who are having repeated accidents and if there is any substance abuse among them making them vulnerable again and again. Accident proneness is the concept used to explain the observation that the accidents tend to cluster within individuals. Accident proneness means having two or more major injuries within 12 months. Methods: A descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried on 100 consecutive patients aging 18-65 years having history of 2 or more accidents in past. The socio-demographic profile and The Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) was applied. Results: 96% of the patients were males. The mean age was 40.54±12.26 and older subjects (28%) were more than the younger subjects (24%). Majority of the patients had met with 2 accidents (73%), 5 subjects had met with >=4 accidents. Road accident (85%) was the commonest cause followed by Occupational injuries (7%). Significant association was seen between cause of road accident and substance abuse signifying that persons who were driving were more accident prone than those who were either pedestrians or passengers (p=0.013). Statistically significant association was observed in occupational accident and alcohol use (p=0.018). Conclusion: This study revealed that accident proneness was higher in patients with substance abuse. This can help to identify patients at risk of having another injury in the future. Thus early detection of such individuals will decrease the burden of healthcare providers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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