Epidemiological trends of trauma in tertiary care centre in dakshina kannada district of karnataka, India
| Autor: | Erel A. I Diaz, Arun Kumar, Caren Dsouza, Vinay V Rao |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatrics fall from height Clinical Biochemistry lcsh:Medicine Poison control Tertiary care Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Injury prevention Epidemiology medicine assault Limb injury business.industry lcsh:R General Medicine language.human_language road traffic accidents Kannada trauma language epidemiology Original Article business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 8, Iss 3, Pp 66-68 (2014) |
| ISSN: | 2249-782X |
| Popis: | Aims and Objectives: To study the pattern and burden of trauma cases which presented to a tertiary care centre in an upcoming Dakshina Kannada District of Karnataka, India. Methods: This was an epidemiological study. Data was collected by purposive sampling technique. Study period lasted from Jan 2013 to Aug 2013. Collected data was analyzed. Results: The annual incidence of trauma at our centre was 15.96% (1140 cases). Most of the injuries were reported in 21-30 years age group. The male to female ratio was approximately 2.3:1. Limb injury (66.92%) constituted the commonest form of injury. Among the various injuries, fall was the commonest cause of injury (60.78%), followed by RTA (16.75%) and assault (11.6%). A majority of the cases were admitted during night time (61.24%). Conclusion: There has been an alarming increase in the number of trauma cases in the past decade. The target age group being the most productive one; it affects the economy directly . There is a need of urgent protective measures which are required for the benefit of the community. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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